Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the Second Session Thirty-eighth Congress, Part IV, Appendix to diplomatic correspondence of 1865; the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, late president of the United States of America, and the attempted assassination of William H. Seward, Secretary of State, and Frederick W. Seward, Assistant Secretary, on the evening of the 14th of April, 1865; expressions of condolence and sympathy inspired by these events

Wesleyan Ministers and Stewards of Dublin

8 Lower Abbey Street, Dublin,
May 13, 1865.

May it please your excellency, I have the honor to enclose to your excellency a copy of the resolution of sympathy adopted at our late district meeting, and acquiesced in by the Wesleyan church in this country.

Humbly praying that “He by whom kings reign and princes decree justice” may be your excellency’s refuge and strength and bless your great country with peace and prosperity.

I have the honor to be, your excellency’s most obedient servant,

ROBERT G. JONES.

His Excellency the President
of the United States, Washington.

P. S.—Enclosed is also the chairman’s letter to your excellency.