Title
Resolution of the Council of Bridgnorth
Subject
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Presidents--Assassination
Condolence notes
Municipal government
Creator
Council of Bridgnorth
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
RG59E177-42
Coverage
52.5333, -2.4167
Bridgnorth
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), 164.
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), 217.
Transcription
At a meeting of the council of the borough of Bridgenorth, in the county of Salop, held at the Town Hall on the 12th day of May, in the year 1865, it was
Unanimously resolved, That this council desires to express to the President of the United States its abhorrence of the atrocious crime which has deprived the States of the life of their late President, and at the same time sincerely to record its deep and earnest sympathy with the government and people of the United States in this great calamity.
Resolved, That the seal of the council be attached, and that the same be transmitted without delay to the honorable C. F. Adams, ambassador for the United States, resident in London.
[seal.]
JOHN PERRY,
Mayor.
Status
Complete
Percent Completed
100
Weight
20
Original Format
paper and ink
1 p.
63.5x35.5 cm