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Wednesday, August 18, 1858

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Birthdays

Charles Francis Adams, detail

Charles Francis Adams

51 years old today

Benjamin Alvord, detail

Benjamin Alvord

45 years old today

Nathan Clifford, Brady image, detail

Nathan Clifford

55 years old today

John Wynn Davidson, profile, detail

John Wynn Davidson

34 years old today

Dickinson College Alumnus - No photograph currently available

Charles L. Ginn

21 years old today

William Higby, circa 1864, detail

William Higby

45 years old today

Phoebe Yates Levy Pember, detail

Phoebe Yates Levy Pember

35 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
John Hays to Charles Francis Himes, August 18, 1858 08/18/1858
Newspaper
New York Times, “Democratic Prospects In Illinois,” August 18, 1858 08/18/1858

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