Title
Friends of Perfect Union Lodge to John Bigelow
Subject
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Presidents--Assassination
Condolence notes
Freemasonry
Creator
Friends of Perfect Union Lodge
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
1865-05-31
Format
pdf
Language
fre
Identifier
RG59E177-17
Coverage
42.7000, 2.9000
Perpignan
France
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), 104.
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), 137.
Transcription
[Translation.]
Perpignan, May 31, 1865.
Sir: At its session on the 12th instant the Friends of Perfect Union Lodge fired a triple battery of mourning to the memory of Abraham Lincoln, the late illustrious President of the United States.
We have the honor of sending you, with this, an extract of the minutes of the session on the 12th, and a cantata composed for the occasion by two members of the lodge.
We respectfully request you to have the kindness to transmit these documents to Mrs. Lincoln through the Grand Lodge of New York.
With great respect, your very humble and obedient servants,
Officers of the lodge:
BOURGUET,
Venerable,
RAYNAL,
Senior Warden.
ROLL AND,
Junior Warden.
HERNCOE,
Orator.
MERIE,
G. de Seals.
C. THOUBERT,
Secretary.
Status
Complete
Percent Completed
100
Weight
20
Original Format
paper and ink
1 p.
20.25x25.5 cm