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Friday, March 11, 1859

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Birthdays

William Ruffin Cox, detail

William Ruffin Cox

27 years old today

Dickinson College Alumnus - No photograph currently available

John William Fletcher Hank

33 years old today

Robert Miller Henderson, detail

Robert Miller Henderson

32 years old today

John McLean, detail

John McLean

74 years old today

Allison Nelson

37 years old today

Glenni William Scofield, detail

Glenni William Scofield

42 years old today

James Speed, detail

James Speed

47 years old today

John Wilkins Whitfield, detail

John Wilkins Whitfield

41 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
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
Personal
Ozias Mather Hatch serves as Illinois Secretary of State 01/01/1857 to 01/31/1865

Documents

Newspaper
Charleston (SC) Mercury, “A Hand Writing on the Wall,” March 11, 1859 03/11/1859

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