Board of Works for the Whitechapel District to Charles Francis Adams

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Title

Board of Works for the Whitechapel District to Charles Francis Adams

Subject

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Presidents--Assassination
Condolence notes
Municipal government

Creator

Board of Works for the Whitechapel District

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

1865-05-01

Format

pdf

Language

eng

Identifier

RG59E177-380

Coverage

51.5142, -0.0931
London
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), 355.
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), 465.

Transcription

Office of the Board of Works, White Chapel District,
15 Great Alie street, White Chapel, E. London, May 1, 1865.

White Chapel district, comprising the parishes of White Chapel, Spitalfields’ Oldgate, Minories, Saint Katharine, Mile End, New Town, Norton Folgate’ Old Artillery Ground and Tower.

Sir: The board of works for the White Chapel district, at their meeting held this day, have directed me to communicate to your excellency, as the representative of the government of the United States of America in this country, their feelings of abhorrence and disgust at the assassination of the late President of the United States of America, and of the attempt upon the life of the Secretary of State, and also to express their feelings of warm sympathy with the people of America for the loss of a Chief Magistrate who, under circumstances of the most trying description, by his ability, kindness of heart, and honesty of purpose, did so much to endear himself to all over whom he was called upon to preside.

I have the honor to be your excellency’s most obedient servant,

ALFRED FURNET,
Clerk.

The Hon. Charles Francis Adams,
 Minister of the U. S. of America, Upper Portland Place, W.

Status

Complete

Percent Completed

100

Weight

20

Original Format

paper and ink
1 p.
20.25x33 cm

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