Title
Directors of the Bank of British Columbia to Charles Francis Adams
Subject
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Presidents--Assassination
Condolence notes
Banks and banking
Creator
Directors of the Bank of British Columbia
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
1865-04-28
Format
pdf
Language
eng
Identifier
RG59E177-238
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), 270-71.
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
The Bank of British Columbia,
80 Lombard, Street, E. C., London, April 28, 1865.
Sir: We are deputed by the court of directors of this bank to convey to you, and through you to the government of the United States of America, the expression of their sincere sympathy at the heavy calamity which has befallen, not only your country but our own, and, in fact, the whole world, by the cruel assassination of your high-minded and patriotic President.
We have the honor to be, sir, your excellency’s most obedient servants,
THOS. W. L. MARKAM,
Chairman.
ROBERT ESTERSFIE,
Deputy Chairman.
HENRY McCHELSEY,
Director.
His Excellency Hon. Charles F. Adams,
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary from the United States.
Status
Complete
Percent Completed
100
Weight
20
Original Format
paper and ink
1 p.
20.25x33 cm