Title
Resolution of Inhabitants of Stourbridge
Subject
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Presidents--Assassination
Condolence notes
Demonstrations
Creator
Inhabitants of Stourbridge
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
1865-05-01
Format
pdf
Language
eng
Identifier
RG59E177-355
Coverage
52.4667, -2.1333
Stourbridge
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), 341.
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), 448.
Transcription
Stourbridge resolutions.
Moved by Mr. Henry Hughes, seconded by Mr. William Rollinson, and carried unanimously—
That this meeting, on behalf of itself and the inhabitants of the town of Stourbridge, takes this opportunity of giving expression to its feelings of condolence and sympathy with the family of the late President of the United States of America and the nation at large on the occurrence of that great calamity to themselves and to the whole civilized world, by the assassination of their able, beloved, respected, and revered Chief Magistrate.
Stourbridge, May 1, 1865.
Status
Complete
Percent Completed
100
Weight
20
Original Format
paper and ink
1 p.
20.25x25.5 cm