Title
Resolutions of the Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of Maidstone
Subject
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Presidents--Assassination
Condolence notes
Municipal government
Creator
Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of Maidstone
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
RG59E177-262
Coverage
51.2667, 0.5167
Maidestone
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), 288.
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), 377.
Transcription
Extracts from the minutes of the meeting of the town council of the borough of Maidstone, in the county of Kent, held at the Town Hall on Wednesday, the 10th day of May, 1865.
Ordered, That the mayor, aldermen and burgesses of the borough of Maidstone view with horror and indignation the atrocious assassination of the late President of the United States, and desire to express their unmitigated regret at the commission of so foul and unprovoked a crime.
Ordered, That a copy of the foregoing resolution be forthwith transmitted by the town clerk to Mr Adams, the American ambassador in London.
Given under the corporate seal of the said borough, this 10th day of May, 1865.
[seal.]
CHARLES ELLIS, Jr.,
Mayor.
Status
Complete
Percent Completed
100
Weight
20
Original Format
paper and ink
1 p.
20.25x33 cm