Title
Inhabitants of Kettering to Charles Francis Adams
Subject
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Presidents--Assassination
Condolence notes
Demonstrations
Creator
Inhabitants of Kettering
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
1865-06-01
Format
pdf
Language
eng
Identifier
RG59E177-198
Coverage
52.4000,-0.7167
Kettering
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), 245-46.
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), 322.
Transcription
We, the undersigned inhabitants of the town of Kettering, in the county of Northampton, desire to express, through his excellency the American minister, our horror at and detestation of the atrocious crime by which the President of the United States has been deprived of his life, and our deep sympathy with the people and government, as well as with the family of the late President.
H. LINSAY,
Rector.
JAMES MURSELL,
Baptist Minister.
MILES B. PICKERING,
Wesleyan Minister.
The above memorial of the inhabitants of Kettering was signed by eight hundred persons.
Status
Complete
Percent Completed
100
Weight
20
Original Format
paper and ink
12 p.
33 x 35.5 cm