Resolution of the Chamber of Commerce of Cape Town

Resolution of the Chamber of Commerce of Cape Town

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Presidents--Assassination

Condolence notes

Boards of trade

Chamber of Commerce of Cape Town

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

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

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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), 196.

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), 257.

Chamber of Commerce, Exchange Buildings,
 June 13, 1865.

Resolution passed at a meeting held by the Chamber of Commerce of Cape Town.

Sir: I have the honor to forward the following resolution, passed at a special meeting of the Chamber of Commerce of this city, held this day, and to request that you will be good enough to convey the terms thereof to your government by the out-going mail:

“The Chamber of Commerce of Cape Town desire to convey to Walter Graham, esq, consul for the United States in this colony, the profound regret with which they have heard of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, esq, President of the United States, and beg to offer their sincere condolence on the sad calamity, and to express their deep detestation of the atrocious nature of the crime which has so suddenly deprived the American nation of its ruler.”

I have the honor to be, sir, your most obedient servant,

THOMAS WATSON,
 Vice-President.

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