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Friday, August 13, 1858

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Birthdays

George William Bagby, photograph, detail

George William Bagby

30 years old today

Katherine Jane "Kate" Chase, circa 1860, detail

Katherine Jane Chase

18 years old today

No image yet available for this man

Charles G. Dahlgren

47 years old today

Dickinson College Alumnus - No photograph currently available

John McJimsey

87 years old today

Lucy Stone, detail

Lucy Stone

40 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

Newspaper
New York Herald, “The Illinois Campaign,” August 13, 1858 08/13/1858

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