Title
Resolution of Council of Berwick-upon-Tweed
Subject
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Presidents--Assassination
Condolence notes
Municipal government
Creator
Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of Berwick-upon-Tweed
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
1865-05-03
Format
pdf
Language
eng
Identifier
RG59E177-32
Coverage
55.7700, -2.0000
Berwick-upon-Tweed
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), 161.
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), 212.
Transcription
We, the mayor, aldermen, and burgesses of the borough of Berwick upon-Tweed, in council assembled, in unison with all classes of her Majesty’s subjects, beg to add our expression of horror and indignation at the unparalleled crime which has deprived the United States of America of their admirable President, and of our deep and sincere sympathy with the sorrow of that great people, caused by an act of such atrocity.
Given under the common seal of the borough, at our quarterly meeting, on the 3d day of May, 1865.
Sealed in open council this 3d day of May, 1865.
[seal.]
Status
Complete
Percent Completed
100
Weight
20
Original Format
paper and ink
1 p.
25.5x25.5 cm