Title
Resolution of the Improvement Commissioners of Peterborough
Subject
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Presidents--Assassination
Condolence notes
Municipal government
Creator
Improvement Comissioners of Peterborough
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
RG59E177-304
Coverage
52.5833, -0.2500
Peterborough
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), 317.
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), 416.
Transcription
The Improvement Commissioners of the city of Peterboro’, in the county of Northampton, Old England, being the local authority of the city, at their meeting held on the 2d day of May, 1865, unanimously passed the following resolution:
Resolved, That this meeting desires to express its grief and horror at the cruel assassination of President Lincoln, and the murderous attack upon Mr. Seward, and to convey to Mrs. Lincoln and the United States government an expression of profound sympathy.
Signed on behalf of the meeting:
W. STRONG,
Chairman.
Status
Complete
Percent Completed
100
Weight
20
Original Format
paper and ink
1 p.
20.25x33 cm