Citizens of Genoa to David H. Wheeler

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Title

Citizens of Genoa to David H. Wheeler

Subject

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Presidents--Assassination
Condolence notes
Demonstrations

Creator

Citizens of Genoa

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

1865-05-28

Format

pdf

Language

eng

Identifier

RG59E177-408

Coverage

44.4167, 8.9500
Genoa
Italy

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), 449.
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), 589.

Transcription

[Translation.]

GenoaMay 28, 1865.

Sir: While from all parts of the civilized world your great and noble country receives daily solemn assurances of condolence and of sorrow for the execrable crime which has taken away your Chief Magistrate, permit the undersigned to send from the city which produced the immortal discoverer of America our word of condolence, and at the same time our word of admiration—of grief for that loss which is a loss not only to the United States, but to all humanity; of admiration for the majestic solidity of a social and political edifice in which so great a misfortune does not disturb the movement of public affairs.

Abraham Lincoln lived long enough to see the triumph of the holy cause of human liberty which he spent his life in defending, and we most warmly desire that the people who, with heroic valor, have fought to obtain this triumph, may soon gather the merited fruits of their toils under the smiles of peace and prosperity.

On behalf of the citizens of Genoa:

Y. VALERIO.
GEROLAMO BOCEARDO.
E. G. TRABBI.
M. SCHRATHINANO.

The Consul General of the United States, Genoa.

Status

Complete

Percent Completed

100

Weight

20

Original Format

paper and ink
3 p.
20.25x25.5 cm

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