Letter
Sir Frederick W. A. Bruce to W. Hunter, April 25, 1865
Sir F. Bruce to Mr. Hunter
Washington, April 25, 1865.
Sir: I have the honor to transmit to you a copy of a despatch which I have received from her Majesty’s consul at New York, enclosing copies of resolutions adopted at a meeting of British residents of New York, for the purpose of expressing their sympathy and condolence upon the occasion of the national bereavement caused by the assassination of the late President. I also beg that the accompanying despatch, enclosing a copy of the same document, may be forwarded to the honorable Mrs. Lincoln.
I have the honor to be, with the highest consideration, sir, your most obedient, humble servant,
FREDERICK W. A. BRUCE.
Hon. W. Hunter, &c., &c., &c.
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FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the First Session Thirty-ninth C
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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 First Session Thirty-ninth C.