Achille Magni to William H. Seward

Achille Magni to William H. Seward

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Presidents--Assassination

Condolence notes

Municipal government

Achille Magni

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

1865-07-20

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Canzo

Italy

Hon. W. H. Seward, Secretary of State, Washington D. C.

Honourable Sir: I have the honour of informing you that the citizens of Canzo, province of Como, Lombardy, Italy-wishing to express their venerationand sympathy for the great martyr to the cause of Emancipation and Union, out lamented President Abe Lincoln, unanimously passed a resolution to call after his name the Lin. Square by the side of the National Road in their honor.

They wished their resolution should reach the hands of the President of the S. St. of America, and tasked me care of fulfilling their desire.

But the illness of the President and many other difficulties caused me to delay the performance of my duty, and redered for me impossible to have the honour of an interview with his Excellency the President.

I send then herein the resolution of my fellow citizens and the accompanying letter of Mr. Bellarzi &c. to your Honour begging you to present the said Resolution et. et. to his Excellency the President A. Johnson.

I would be deeply thankful to you, if your Honour would be king enough to sent me a word of acknowledgment of the encolsed resolution to forward it to my fellow citizens in Italy for my justification and their justification.

Please receive the expression of my highest regard, while I feel the honour to be of your Hr.

most humble & affectionate servant

Achille Magni

July 20, 1865, No 106 Congress St., Brooklyn L.I.

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