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Daily Report

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Wednesday, November 16, 1859

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Birthdays

Dickinson College Alumnus - No photograph currently available

Jonathan E. Bulkeley

36 years old today

William Crutchfield, detail

William Crutchfield

35 years old today

Charles Smith Hamilton, detail

Charles Smith Hamilton

37 years old today

Castner Hanway in old age, bust view, detail

Castner Hanway

38 years old today

John Brooks Henderson, detail

John Brooks Henderson

33 years old today

Michael Kelly Lawler, detail

Michael Kelly Lawler

45 years old today

Manton Marble, detail

Manton Marble

24 years old today

Dickinson College Alumnus - No photograph currently available

Francis Benjamin Sellers

18 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
Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, “Is It True or False?,” November 16, 1859 11/16/1859

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