Reverend  Daniel Worth was indicted in both Randolph and Guilford Counties in North Carolina for distributing Hilton Helper's famous anti-slavery book, The Impending Crisis.  In Randolph County, his case went to the jury at 11 p.m. and a guilty verdict was returned at 4 a.m.  The judge sentenced Worth to a year in prison but did not impose the whipping provided for in North Carolina law.  Later, he was also convicted in Guildford County.  (By John Osborne) 

The United States signed a treaty with Sweden and Norway concerning the extradition of each others' citizens.  Most crimes were covered in the agreement including murder, rape, piracy, arson, robbery with violence, and embezzlement.  (By John Osborne)

The buildings of the Kentucky Military Institute near Frankfort, Kentucky, including the superintendent's house, were partially destroyed in a fire.  No-one suffered serious injuries.  (By John Osborne)

Barshena Martin Weeden died at her home in Columbia Township in Lorain County, Ohio, aged ninety-three.  She was the last survivor of the infamous Wyoming Massacre in Pennsylvania on July 3, 1778 during the Revolutionary War.  She was twelve at the time of the battle.  She married John Weeden, who survived her,  in 1798. (By John Osborne)