Daily Report

Sunday, October 17, 1858

Birthdays

John Taylor Cuddy, circa 1862, detail

John Taylor Cuddy

14 years old today

William Rainey Marshall, detail

William Rainey Marshall

33 years old today

Elizabeth Van Lew, circa 1865, detail

Elizabeth Van Lew

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, “Our Richmond Correspondence,” October 17, 1858	10/17/1858
Newspaper	Chicago (IL) Times, “The Campaign – The Last Joint Debate,” October 17, 1858	10/17/1858