Treasury Department Ordinance

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Treasury Department Ordinance
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The Treasury Department orders all officers and others to wear mourning crepe around their arms in honor of Lincoln.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Washington, April 17, 1865

It is hearby 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 Treasury, wear crape upon the left arm for the period of six months.

H. McCulloch
Secretary of the Treasury

[Transcription by: Dr. Susan Corbesero, Ellis School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]
Source

Library of Congress, Alfred Whital Stern Collection of Lincolniana, portfolio 2, no. 15 Stern catalog 4758
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Treasury Department. "Treasury Department Ordinance". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/758

Document from Apr. 17, 1865

Description

The Treasury Department orders all officers and others to wear mourning crepe around their arms in honor of Lincoln.
Source

Library of Congress, Alfred Whital Stern Collection of Lincolniana, portfolio 2, no. 15 Stern catalog 4758
Rights

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
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Treasury Department
Date

April 17, 1865