Title
Resolutions of the Swansea Workingmen's Institute
Subject
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Presidents--Assassination
Condolence notes
Labor unions
Creator
Swansea Working Mens Institute
Publisher
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Date
1865-05-09
Format
pdf
Language
eng
Identifier
RG59E177-362
Coverage
51.6333, -3.9667
Swansea
Wales
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), 344.
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), 451.
Transcription
At a special general meeting held at the institute on Tuesday, May 9, 1865, Mr. Benjamin Davis in the chair, it was
Unanimously resolved, That the members of the Swansea Workingmen’s Institute, being desirous of manifesting their sincere regret at the revolting act which has deprived the American republic of an able President, and society at large of one of its brightest ornaments, beg to tender to Mrs. Lincoln and the government and people of the United States their heartfelt sympathy in their present hour of sorrow.
And it was further
Unanimously resolved, That the resolution just passed be forwarded, through the medium of the American minister at London, to Mrs. Lincoln, and the government and people of the United States.
Status
Complete
Percent Completed
100
Weight
20
Original Format
paper and ink
1 p.
33 x 45.75 cm