Title
Sympathy with America Handbill
Subject
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Presidents--Assassination
Condolence notes
Demonstrations
Creator
Public Meeting at Great Bardfield
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
RG59E177-149
Coverage
51.9333, 0.4833
Great Bardfield
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), 220.
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), 289.
Transcription
[Handbill.]
sympathy with america.
Base assassination of the President, Abraham Lincoln, and attempted murder of Mr. Seward.
A public meeting will be held at the Town Hall, Great Bardfield, on Wednesday evening, May 3, 1865, to express its utter abhorrence of the above foul crimes, and to pass a resolution of condolence with Mrs. Lincoln and the people of the United States in their present painful position.
Chair to be taken at eight o’clock by Francis J. Freelove.
All classes are earnestly invited to attend. Admission free.
Status
Complete
Percent Completed
100
Weight
20
Original Format
paper and ink
1
25.5x30.5 cm