Title
Resolutions of Inhabitants of Bradford
Subject
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Presidents--Assassination
Condolence notes
Demonstrations
Creator
Inhabitants of Bradford
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
1865-04-28
Format
pdf
Language
eng
Identifier
RG59E177-64
Coverage
53.7833, -1.7500
Bradford
United Kingdom
England
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), 174.
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), 230.
Transcription
Copy of resolutions passed at a meeting of inhabitants of Bradford on the 28th day of April, 1865.
Resolved, That the inhabitants of Bradford, in public meeting assembled, do hereby express their strongest feelings of abhorrence and grief at the atrocious assassination of the President of the United States of America, and also at the dastardly attempt upon the life of Mr. Seward, the Secretary of State.
Resolved, That this meeting do express their deep sympathy with the American people in the loss they have sustained by the cruel death of Mr. President Lincoln.
CHARLES SIMON,
Mayor.
Status
Complete
Percent Completed
100
Weight
20
Original Format
paper and ink
1
20.25x33 cm