Title
Resolution of Holmfirth Chamber of Commerce
Subject
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Presidents--Assassination
Condolence notes
Boards of trade
Creator
Holmfirth Chamber of Commerce
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
1865-05-08
Format
pdf
Language
eng
Identifier
RG59E177-181
Coverage
53.5500, -1.7667
Holmfirth
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), 238.
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), 312.
Transcription
Resolution of the Holmfirth Chamber of Commerce.
At a meeting of the council held on the 8th of May, 1865, the following resolution was unanimously adopted:
“That this chamber desires to express its abhorrence of the assassination of the late President of the United States of America, and to offer its sympathy to Mrs. Lincoln and family, and the American people, in their painful bereavement.”
BENJAMIN CRAVEN,
President.
SAMUEL S. BOOTH,
Secretary.
Status
Complete
Percent Completed
100
Weight
20
Original Format
paper and ink
3
20.25x23 cm