Title
Resolution of the Argyle Square Junior Members Society
Subject
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Presidents--Assassination
Condolence notes
Religions
Creator
Argyle Square Junior Members Society
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
1865-05-06
Format
pdf
Language
eng
Identifier
RG59E177-237
Coverage
51.5142, -0.0931
London
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), 270.
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), 355.
Transcription
Argyle Square Junior Members’ Society,
24 Grafton Place, Euston Square, London, May 6, 1865.
Sir: I beg to hand you a copy of a resolution passed at a general meeting of this society, held last evening, expressing condolence with the American nation on the late disastrous assassination of Mr. Lincoln.
I have the honor to be your excellency’s most obedient servant,
H. FRANCIS MORSE,
Hon. Sec.
Hon. C. F. Adams.
Resolved, That this meeting desires to give utterence to the feelings of grief With which it has heard of the assassination of President Lincoln, and to convey to Mrs. Lincoln, and to the United States government and people, an expresssion of their deepest sympathy and condolence.
Status
Complete
Percent Completed
100
Weight
20
Original Format
paper and ink
1 p.
23x17.75 cm