Title
Resolution of Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of Dewsbury
Subject
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Presidents--Assassination
Condolence notes
Municipal government
Creator
Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgeeses of Dewsbury
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
1865-05-02
Format
pdf
Language
eng
Identifier
RG59E177-114
Coverage
53.7000, -1.6167
Dewsbury
United Kingdom
England
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), 201.
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), 264.
Transcription
Resolution passed by the mayor, aldermen, and burgesses of the borough of Dewsbury, in council assembled, on the 2d day of May, 1865.
That this council desires to give expressions to the feelings of horror and indignation with which it has heard of the assassination of President Lincoln, and the attempt upon the life of Mr. Seward; and it also desires to convey to Mrs. Lincoln and the people of the United States an expression of its heartfelt sympathy and condolence; and that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the honorable Charles Francis Adams, the American minister, for presentation.
Extracted from the minutes.
CHARLES WALKER,
Town Clerk.
Status
Complete
Percent Completed
100
Weight
20
Original Format
paper and ink
1
20.25x33 cm