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Daily Report
Thursday, August 20, 1857
Birthdays
Events
Legal/Political
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Stephen A. Douglas serves in the United States Senate | to |
Legal/Political
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Elihu Washburne serves in the United States House of Representatives | to |
Legal/Political
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Thomas Langrell Harris serves in the United States House of Representatives | to |
Legal/Political
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Lyman Trumbull serves in the United States Senate | to |
Personal
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Moncure Conway serves as minister at Unitarian Church in Cincinnati, Ohio | to |
Documents
Newspaper
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Washington (DC) National Era, “The Emancipation Scheme,” August 20, 1857 |