Title
Resolution of the Council of Hertford
Subject
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Presidents--Assassination
Condolence notes
Municipal government
Creator
Council of Hertford
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
1865-05-10
Format
pdf
Language
eng
Identifier
RG59E177-164
Coverage
51.8000, -0.0677
Hertford
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), 229.
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), 300-1.
Transcription
At a quarterly meeting of the council of the borough of Hertford, held May 10, 1865—present: Jasper Gripper, esq., mayor; aldermen, Squire, Austin, and Young; councillors, Armstrong, Cocks, Haggar, Hancock, Neall, Pollard, Manser, Twaddle, Wilson, and Woodhouse, M. D.—it was unanimously—
Resolved, That this corporation wishes, emphatically, to express the feelings of indignation and grief with which they have heard of the atrocious acts by which the United States of America have been suddenly deprived of their President, and the life of his chief secretary endangered; and that they recall with sorrowful interest the friendly feelings invariably displayed by the late President Lincoln toward this country.
PHILIP LONGMORE,
Town Clerk.
Status
Complete
Percent Completed
100
Weight
20
Original Format
paper and ink
1
20.25x33 cm