Resolution of the Citizens of Coventry

Resolution of the Citizens of Coventry

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Presidents--Assassination

Condolence notes

Demonstrations

Citizens of Coventry

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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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), 192.

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), 252.

At a public meeting of the citizens of Coventry held at St. Mary’s Hall, in the said city, on Thursday, the 4th day of May, 1865, Robert Harvey Minster, esquire, mayor, presiding, it was—

Unanimously resolved, That the citizens of Coventry, in public meeting assembled, do hereby wish to convey to the American people their grief and horror at the atrocious and cowardly assassination of Abraham Lincoln, their single-minded, kind-hearted, and noble President, and their deep sympathy with the government under the loss of one whose firm, mild, and conciliatory character had won the respect and admiration of both friends and enemies.

That the mayor be requested to transmit to the American minister the resolution just passed.

R. HARVEY MINSTER,
 Mayor of Coventry.

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