Resolutions of the Inhabitants of Staplehurst

Resolutions of the Inhabitants of Staplehurst

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Presidents--Assassination

Condolence notes

Demonstrations

Inhabitants of Staplehurst

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

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

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Staplehurst

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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), 331-32.

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), 435.

To his Excellency Mr Adams, United States Ambassador.

Honored Sir,

Amid the numerous expressions of" sorrow, indignation, and sympathy which you are now receiving from the metropolis and chief towns of Great Britain, in reference to the assassination of President Lincoln, be pleased also to receive one from the village of Staplehurst, in Kent.

At a public meeting held last evening it was resolved---

"That this meeting regards with intense horror and indignation the assassination of President Lincoln, and desires to express its sympathy with Mrs. Lincoln, the government, and the people of America in their severe trial."

"That this meeting expresses its sympathy with Mr. Andrew Johnson in the responsible office to which he is thus suddenly called, and sincerely hopes he may be able so to conduct the affairs of the country as to complete the emancipation of the slave, and secure the establishment of permanent peace."

I am, Sir,
with much respect,
yours most obediently,

John Jull,
Chairman.

Staplehurst
May 2, 1865.

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