Proclamation by the Mayor of Milwaukee
Proclamation by Mayor Abner Kirby of Milwaukee, WI. He tells of Lincoln's assassination and incorrectly claims that Secretary of Seward was also killed "by a still more infamous hand." He then recommends that "all dwellings and business places of our City forthwith be clad in mourning as a token of the deep and common sorrow that prevails."
Library of Congress, Rare Book And Special Collections Division, Portfolio 5, no. 22, Alfred Whital Stern Collection of Lincolniana catalog 4750
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Abner Kirby. "Proclamation by the Mayor of Milwaukee". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed December 5, 2024. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/727
Abner Kirby
April 16, 1865
Document from Apr. 16, 1865
Proclamation by Mayor Abner Kirby of Milwaukee, WI. He tells of Lincoln's assassination and incorrectly claims that Secretary of Seward was also killed "by a still more infamous hand." He then recommends that "all dwellings and business places of our City forthwith be clad in mourning as a token of the deep and common sorrow that prevails."
Library of Congress, Rare Book And Special Collections Division, Portfolio 5, no. 22, Alfred Whital Stern Collection of Lincolniana catalog 4750
This item is in the public domain and may be reproduced and used for any purpose, including research, teaching, private study, publication, broadcast or commercial use, with proper citation and attribution
Abner Kirby
April 16, 1865