Resolutions of the Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of Huntington

Resolutions of the Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of Huntington

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Presidents--Assassination

Condolence notes

Municipal government

Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of Huntington

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), 228.

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), 300.

Resolution of the mayor, aldermen, and burgesses of the borough of Huntingdon.

At a meeting of the mayor, aldermen, and burgesses of the borough of Huntingdon, held in the council chamber of the said borough, this 10th day of May, 1865, it was proposed by Mr. Foster, seconded by Mr. Charles Veasey—That this council unanimously desires to convey to the government of the United States of America the sorrow and indignation felt by this council at the assassination of the late President of the United States, and their deep sympathy with the people of America, at the loss sustained thereby.

Proposed by Mr. Cooch, seconded by Mr. Foreman, and—

Resolved, That a copy of the foregoing resolution be signed by the mayor, and the corporate seal affixed thereto, and that the same be then transmitted to the American minister.

[seal.]

ROBERT MARGETTS,
Mayor.

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