Letter

Turners’ Society, May 1, 1865

Author
Hennisgar
Date
May 1, 1865
Type
Letter
Language
English

Turners’ Society

Kappell Rhein, May 1, 1865,

To the President of the United States:

The Turners Society, of Kappel Rhein, in the grand duchy of Baden, express their sorrow and horror at the murder of President Lincoln—refer to his exalted character as conservator of the Union, and assertor of the equal rights of man by doing away with slavery.

In the Turners Society:

  • BERTHOLD RICHTER, Leader.
  • FRANZ RICHTER.
  • ADAM LOSSEL.
  • AUGUST LOSSEL.
  • SANDELIN ARMBRASTER.
  • MELCHIOR BAUMANN.
  • F. HENNISGAR.
Notes
1. [Translationu2014in substance.]
Topics
19th CenturyDiplomacyReconstruction
Sources
FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the Second Session Thirty-eighth View original source ↗
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.