Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the Second Session Thirty-eighth Congress, Part IV, Appendix to diplomatic correspondence of 1865; the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, late president of the United States of America, and the attempted assassination of William H. Seward, Secretary of State, and Frederick W. Seward, Assistant Secretary, on the evening of the 14th of April, 1865; expressions of condolence and sympathy inspired by these events

Inhabitants of Blackburn

Borough of Blackburn, May 2, 1865

Resolution adopted at a meeting held by the inhabitants of the borough of Blackburn.

Borough of Blackburn, in the county of Lancaster.

At a public meeting of the inhabitants of this borough, held in the Town Hall, on Tuesday, the 2d day of May, 1865, the following was adopted: That this meeting desires to express the feelings of horror and indignation with which, they have heard of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States of America, and of the murderous attack made upon Mr. Seward, Secretary of State.

This meeting further expresses its cordial sympathy with Mrs. Lincoln, and the relatives of the late President, believing that her husband’s name will remain embalmed in the future as a martyr; and prays that an all-wise Providence may protect and cheer the widow, who has thus lost her affectionate partner in life, in the service of his country.

[SEAL.]

WILLIAM STINES,

Mayor and Chairman of the Meeting.