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Daily Report

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Sunday, April 07, 1861

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Birthdays

William Smith Hanger Baylor, detail

William Smith Hanger Baylor

30 years old today

Francis Martin Drexell, self-portrait, circa 1825, detail

Francis Martin Drexell

69 years old today

Charles Godfrey Gunther, detail

Charles Godfrey Gunther

39 years old today

Alexander Kelly, circa 1900, detail

Alexander Kelly

21 years old today

William Rufus King, detail

William Rufus Devane King

75 years old today

Gershom Mott, detail

Gershom Mott

39 years old today

Francis Wilkinson Pickens, detail

Francis Wilkinson Pickens

54 years old today

Frederick Charles Salomon, detail

Frederick Charles Salomon

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
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 Herald, “Old Abe’s Backbone,” April 7, 1861 04/07/1861

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