Handwritten statement on the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, 1865 May 17

Item Information

Title:
Handwritten statement on the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, 1865 May 17
Description:
Handwritten statement on the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. Dated May 17, 1865. This handwritten preamble and resolution by Benjamin Dean of the Supreme Council, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, expresses the Supreme Council’s sympathy over the death of the recently assassinated President.
Creator:
Scottish Rite (Masonic order). Supreme Council for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction
Contributor:
Dean, Benjamin, 1824-1897
Date:
May 17, 1865
Format:
Documents
Location:
Scottish Rite Masonic Museum and Library
Collection (local):
Scottish Rite Documents
Subjects:
Freemasonry
Freemasons
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Assassination
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Death and burial
Memorials
Presidents--Assassination
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Link to Item:
https://digitalvgw.omeka.net/items/show/1162
Terms of Use:
This image is presented for research and educational purposes only, and may not be distributed or re-published without permission from the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library.
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Language:
English
Notes:
Collection of the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, Lexington, Massachusetts. SC 300.004
Identifier:
A2019/097/003