A. E. Kennedy to Allen Francis

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Title

A. E. Kennedy to Allen Francis

Subject

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Presidents--Assassination
Condolence notes
Colonies--Administration

Creator

A. E. Kennedy

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

1865-04-22

Format

pdf

Language

eng

Identifier

RG59E177-374

Coverage

48.4167, -123.3667
Victoria, British Columbia
Canada

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), 351.
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), 460.

Transcription

Vancouver's Island, Victoria, April 22, 1865.

Sir:

I have the honor to transmit the copy of a resolution adopted by the legislative assembly of Vancouver's Island, on the 28th instant, expressing their sympathy in the calamity which has befallen the United States of America, in the death of their President, Abraham Lincoln, in which expression of sympathy I fully join.

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

A. E. Kennedy,
Governor.

Allen Francis, Esq.,
United States Consul, &c., &c., &c., Victoria.

Status

Complete

Percent Completed

100

Weight

20

Original Format

paper and ink
2 p.
20.25x33 cm

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