Title
Resolution of the Inhabitant Householders of Rochdale
Subject
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Presidents--Assassination
Condolence notes
Demonstrations
Creator
Inhabitant Householders of Rochdale
Publisher
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Date
1865-05-04
Format
pdf
Language
eng
Identifier
RG59E177-320
Coverage
53.6167, -2.1500
Rochdale
England
United Kingdom
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), 325.
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), 427.
Transcription
At a public meeting of the inhabitant householders of the borough of Rochdale, in the county of Lancaster, in England, convened by the mayor of the said borough, on a requisition to him for that purpose signed by such inhabitants, held in the public hall in the said borough, on Thursday, the 4th day of May, 1865, the mayor in the chair, it was—
Resolved, That this meeting desires to give utterance to the feelings of grief and abhorrence with which it has heard of the assassination of President Lincoln and the murderous attack upon Mr. Secretary Seward, and to convey to Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Seward, and to the United States government and people an expression of its profound sympathy and condolence.
JOHN LATHAM,
Mayor.
Status
Complete
Percent Completed
100
Weight
20
Original Format
paper and ink
1 p.
40.75 x 56 cm