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Daily Report

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Tuesday, August 31, 1858

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Birthdays

Goode Bryan, detail

Goode Bryan

47 years old today

James Adams Ekin, circa 1865, detail

James Adams Ekin

39 years old today

Joseph Smith Fowler, detail

Joseph Smith Fowler

38 years old today

Galusha Aaron Grow, circa 1858, detail

Galusha Aaron Grow

35 years old today

Homer Augustus Nelson, detail

Homer Augustus Nelson

29 years old today

John Thompson Nixon, detail

John Thompson Nixon

38 years old today

Pierre Soule, detail

Pierre Soulé

57 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
Legal/Political
Thomas Langrell Harris serves in the United States House of Representatives 03/04/1855 to 11/24/1858
Personal
Moncure Conway serves as minister at Unitarian Church in Cincinnati, Ohio 10/26/1856 to 01/01/1862

Documents

Newspaper
New York Times, “What will Kansas do Next?,” August 31, 1858 08/31/1858

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