Handwritten statement on the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, 1865 May 17
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.
Subject
Source
Collection of the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, Lexington, Massachusetts. SC 300.004
Date
1865 05 17
Contributor
Rights
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.
Language
English
Identifier
A2019/097/003
Extent
1 item (3 pages) ; 25 x 20 cm.
Provenance
Collection of the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library
Collection
Citation
Scottish Rite (Masonic order). Supreme Council for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, “Handwritten statement on the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, 1865 May 17,” digitalVGW, accessed March 28, 2024, https://digitalvgw.omeka.net/items/show/1162.