Title
Hugh McCulloch to the Employees of the Treasury Department
Subject
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Presidents--Assassination
American Civil War (1861-1865)
United States. Department of the Treasury
Mourning customs
Description
Secretary of the Treasury Hugh McCulloch signed this notice requiring all members of the U.S. Department of the Treasury to wear black crepe bands on their left arm for a period of six months in honor of the memory of President Lincoln.
Creator
McCulloch, Hugh, 1808-1895
Source
Hugh McCulloch Letter
Publisher
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Date
1865-04-17
Format
pdf
Language
eng
Identifier
516579
Coverage
Washington, D.C.
Transcription
Treasury Department
Washington, April 17, 1865.
It is hereby ordered that, in honor of the memory of our late illustrious Chief Magistrate, all officers and others subject to the orders of the Secretary of the Treasury, wear crape upon the left arm for the period of six months.
H. McCulloch
Secretary of the Treasury.
Status
Complete
Percent Completed
100
Weight
20
Original Format
paper and ink
19 x 23 cm
1
SC 962