Title
Resolutions of the Municipal Commissioners of Cape Town
Subject
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Presidents--Assassination
Condolence notes
Municipal government
Creator
Municipal Commissioners of Cape Town
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
1865-06-07
Format
pdf
Language
eng
Identifier
RG59E177-103
Coverage
-33.9333, 18.4667
Cape Town
South Africa
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), 195-96.
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), 257.
Transcription
Resolutions passed at a meeting held by the municipal commissioners of Cape Town, Wednesday. June 7, 1865.
Unanimously resolved, That this board desire to convey to Walter Graham, esq., United States consul residing in this city, an expression of the deep sorrow which the painful intelligence from Washington has inspired, of profound sympathy with the great people who have lost their Chief Magistrate, and abhorrence of the dastardly acts which deprived President Lincoln of life, and imperilled the lives of other high officers of state.
Further resolved, That a deputation, consisting of the chairman and vice-chairman of the board, be appointed to wait upon Mr. Graham and present him with a copy of the foregoing resolution.
Status
Complete
Percent Completed
100
Weight
20
Original Format
paper and ink
2
20.25x30.5 cm