Letter
Pierre Napoleon Bonaparte to Bigelow , United States, April 26, 1865
Pierre Napoleon Bonaparte
Paris, April 26, 1865.
Sir: I believe I am fulfilling a duty, but a very painful one, in begging you to accept the expression of the profound affliction I feel in hearing of the death of President Lincoln. The sympathy with which that great man has honored my father’s memory, increases my profound regret. This regret shall be shared by all noble hearts in all countries; and the glorious name of Lincoln, standing by the side of Washington’s, shall be the everlasting honor of your great republic.
With great respect and cordial fraternity, I have the honor to be, sir, your very obedient servant,
PIERRE NAPOLEON BONAPARTE.
Mr. Bigelow, United States Minister in Paris.
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FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the Second Session Thirty-eighth
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U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the Second Session Thirty-eighth.