Title
Resolution of the Town Council of Lymington
Subject
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Presidents--Assassination
Condolence notes
Municipal government
Creator
Town Council of Lymington
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
RG59E177-206
Coverage
50.7500, -1.5500
Lymington
England
United Kingdom
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), 250.
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), 328.
Transcription
Resolution passed by the town council of the borough of Lymington, May 2, 1865.
Resolved, That this meeting, having heard of the great loss the American Constitution has sustained in the horrible assassination of its President, and the murderous attack upon Mr. Seward, desires to convey to Mrs. Lincoln, the United States government and people, its sympathy and condolence, and that the town clerk do forward a copy of this resolution to the American minister in London.
E. H. MOORE,
Town Clerk.
Status
Complete
Percent Completed
100
Weight
20
Original Format
paper and ink
1 p.
20.25x33 cm