Hugh McCulloch to Treasury Department

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Hugh McCulloch to the Employees of the Treasury Department
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Secretary of the Treasury Hugh McCulloch signed this notice requiring all members of the U.S. Department of the Treasury to wear black crepe bands on their left arm for a period of six months in honor of the memory of President Lincoln.
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Treasury Department.

Washington, April 17, 1865.

It is hereby ordered that, in honor to the memory of our late illustrious Chief Magistrate, all officers and others subject to the orders of the Secretary of the Treasury, wear crape upon the left arm for the period of six months.

H McCulloch

Secretary of the Treasury
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Hugh McCulloch Letter
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McCulloch, Hugh, 1808-1895. "Hugh McCulloch to the Employees of the Treasury Department". Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/700

Letter from Apr. 17, 1865

Hugh McCulloch to the Employees of the Treasury Department

Description

Secretary of the Treasury Hugh McCulloch signed this notice requiring all members of the U.S. Department of the Treasury to wear black crepe bands on their left arm for a period of six months in honor of the memory of President Lincoln.
Source

Hugh McCulloch Letter
Rights

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum holds all right and permissions.
Creator

McCulloch, Hugh, 1808-1895
Publisher

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Date

April 17, 1865
Material

paper and ink
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19 x 23 cm