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Tuesday, May 17, 1859

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Birthdays

Arthur Pendleton Bagby, detail

Arthur Pendleton Bagby

26 years old today

Joseph Conrad, detail

Joseph Conrad

31 years old today

Dickinson College Alumnus - No photograph currently available

Charles Henry Kalbfus

25 years old today

Joseph Warren Revere, detail

Joseph Warren Revere

47 years old today

Bayard Wilkeson, detail

Bayard Wilkeson

15 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
New York Times, “Democratic Preparations for 1860,” May 17, 1859 05/17/1859
Letter
Abraham Lincoln to Theodore Canisius, May 17, 1859 05/17/1859

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