Title
Resolution of the Council of Oldham
Subject
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Presidents--Assassination
Condolence notes
Municipal government
Creator
Council of Oldham
Publisher
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Date
1865-05-03
Format
pdf
Language
eng
Identifier
RG59E177-295
Coverage
53.5500, -2.1167
Oldham
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), 311.
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), 408.
Transcription
At a meeting of the council of the borough of Oldham, in the county of Lancaster, held at the Town Hall in Oldham on Wednesday, the 3d day of May, 1865, it was
Resolved, That this council hereby expresses its horror at the crime recently perpetrated, in the assassination of the President of the United States of America, and the attempted assassination of Mr. Seward, and desires to lay before the United States their wish that the government may still be carried on efficiently, and in the interests of peace, notwithstanding the loss sustained by them and the world.
[seal.]
JOSIAH RADCLIFFE,
Mayor.
Status
Complete
Percent Completed
100
Weight
20
Original Format
paper and ink
1 p.
30.5 x 40.75 cm