Title
Resolution of the Council of Saint Alban's
Subject
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Presidents--Assassination
Condolence notes
Municipal government
Creator
Council of Saint Alban's
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
1865-05-12
Format
pdf
Language
eng
Identifier
RG59E177-332
Coverage
51.7500, -0.3333
Saint Alban's
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), 329.
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), 432.
Transcription
Extract from the minutes of a meeting of the council of the borough of St. Alban’s, in the county of Hertford, held the 12th day of May, 1865.
Resolved unanimously, That this council desires to express, in the name of the inhabitants of this borough, their feelings of sorrow and indignation at the assassination of the President of the United States of America, and to convey to the government and people of that country the assurances of their deep and earnest sympathy under this most grievous calamity.
[seal.]
B. CAGG,
Town Clerk.
Status
Complete
Percent Completed
100
Weight
20
Original Format
paper and ink
1 p.
20.25x28 cm