Title
Statement of the Mayor, Aldermen, and Town Council of Hanley
Subject
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Presidents--Assassination
Condolence notes
Municipal government
Creator
Mayor, Aldermen, and Town Council of Hanley
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
1865-05-11
Format
pdf
Language
eng
Identifier
RG59E177-166
Coverage
53.0333, -2.1833
Hanley
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), 229-30.
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), 301.
Transcription
Town Clerk’s Office,
Hanley, Staffordshire, May 11, 1865.
Resolution passed at a meeting of the mayor, aldermen, and town council of the borough of Hanley.
We, the mayor, aldermen, and town council of the borough of Hanley, have heard with feelings of grief and abhorrence of the foul assassination of President Lincoln, and the murderous attack on Mr. Seward, and desire to convey to Mrs. Lincoln and the United States government our heartfelt sympathy and earnest wishes for the prosperity of the country.
The corporate seal of the borough of Hanley was hereunto affixed this 11th day of May, 1865, in the presence of
[seal.]
EDWARD CHALLINO,
Town Clerk.
Status
Complete
Percent Completed
100
Weight
20
Original Format
paper and ink
1
20.25x25.5 cm