Title
Resolution of Council of Bolton
Subject
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Presidents--Assassination
Condolence notes
Municipal government
Creator
Council of Bolton
Source
Record Group 59: General Records of the Department of State, 1763-2002, Entry 177: Foreign Messages on the Death of Abraham Lincoln, 1865, National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD
Publisher
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Date
1865-05-10
Format
pdf
Language
eng
Identifier
RG59E177-30
Coverage
53.5833, -2.4333
Bolton
England
United Kingdom
Has Version
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, Late President of the United States of America, and the Attempted Assassination of William H. Seward, Secretary of State (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1866), 160.
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, Late President of the United States of America, and the Attempted Assassination of William H. Seward, Secretary of State (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1867), 211.
Transcription
borough of bolton, county of lancaster, england.
Copy of resolution of the council of the said borough, unanimously passed at a meeting thereof, held on the 10th day of May, 1865.
Resolved, That this council regards with intense horror and detestation the diabolical assassination of President Lincoln, the twice elected Chief Magistrate of the United States; and hereby records its heartfelt sympathy with his widow and countrymen, in their mourning for his loss and untimely end, hoping that their sorrow may speedily be assuaged by the return of national peace and prosperity.
Status
Complete
Percent Completed
100
Weight
20
Original Format
paper and ink
1 p.
17.75x23 cm