Title
Resolution of the Mayor, Council, and Aldermen of Ludlow
Subject
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Presidents--Assassination
Condolence notes
Municipal government
Creator
Mayor, Council, and Aldermen of Ludlow
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
1865-05-04
Format
pdf
Language
eng
Identifier
RG59E177-204
Coverage
52.3667, -2.7333
Ludlow
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), 250.
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), 328.
Transcription
At the quarterly meeting of the mayor, aldermen and council of the borough of Ludlow, held in council chamber, the 4th day of May, 1865, the following resolution was unanimously agreed to, and it was ordered that the corporate common seal be affixed thereto:
Resolved, That this council express their sorrow and indignation at the atrocious murder of Abraham Lincoln, the late President of the United States, and record their deep sympathy with the people of the great American nation in the heavy affliction that has befallen them.
[seal.]
JOHN HARDING,
Mayor.
Status
Complete
Percent Completed
100
Weight
20
Original Format
paper and ink
1 p.
20.25x25.5 cm