Title
Mayor, Aldermen, and Citizens of Oxford to Andrew Johnson
Subject
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Presidents--Assassination
Condolence notes
Municipal government
Creator
Mayor, Aldermen, and Citizens of Oxford
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
1865-05-18
Format
pdf
Language
eng
Identifier
RG59E177-298
Coverage
51.7500, -1.2500
Oxford
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), 313.
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), 410.
Transcription
His Excellency the Hon. Andrew Johnson,
President of the United States of America:
We, the mayor, aldermen, and citizens of Oxford, in council assembled, express through you, sir, to our brethren the great American nation, the abhorrence and detestation with which, in common with the whole British nation, and, indeed, the whole civilized world, we regard the foul crime by which the late President has been deprived of his life, his wife and family of a faithful and loving husband and father, and his country of a true citizen.
We pray, sir, that under your auspices, the United States may shortly be restored to peace, and thus be reinstated in happiness and prosperity.
Given under our common seal the 18th day of May, 1865.
[seal.]
Status
Complete
Percent Completed
100
Weight
20
Original Format
paper and ink
1 p.
20.25x38 cm