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Monday, August 17, 1857

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Jefferson Buford

50 years old today

James Henry Burton, detail

James Henry Burton

34 years old today

David Sterrett Gittings, detail

David Sterrett Gittings

60 years old today

Charlotte L. Forten Grimké, detail

Charlotte Forten Grimké

20 years old today

John Fletcher Hurst, detail

John Fletcher Hurst

23 years old today

Henry Hayes Lockwood, detail

Henry Hayes Lockwood

43 years old today

James Pede Marshall, detail

James Pede Marshall

24 years old today

Events

Legal/Political
Stephen A. Douglas serves in the United States Senate 03/04/1847 to 06/03/1861
Legal/Political
Elihu Washburne serves in the United States House of Representatives 03/04/1853 to 03/06/1869
Legal/Political
Thomas Langrell Harris serves in the United States House of Representatives 03/04/1855 to 11/24/1858
Legal/Political
Lyman Trumbull serves in the United States Senate 03/04/1855 to 03/03/1873
Personal
Moncure Conway serves as minister at Unitarian Church in Cincinnati, Ohio 10/26/1856 to 01/01/1862

Documents

Letter
Abraham Lincoln to James W. Grimes, August 17, 1857 08/17/1857
Newspaper
New York Times, “The Indian War,” August 18, 1857 08/17/1857

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