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

Workingmen of Hinton Martell

Hinton Martell,
Wimbourne, May 19, 1865.

Sir: As chairman of the above meeting, I have the honor to hand you the resolution passed by the working men of this district.

I would take this opportunity to express my earnest hope that the prospect now presented of a termination of the conflict that has been raging so long in your country may be speedily realized, and that you, sir, may be long spared to watch over the interests of your country at the court of our beloved Queen.

With great respect, I beg to remain, sir, your very obedient humble servant,

HARRY STOKES.

His Excellency C. F. Adams, Esq.