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

Inhabitants of Oftringen

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Oftringen, May 14, 1865.

The council of Oftringen to the Bundesrath, Berne:

Gentlemen: The citizens of Oftringen, at a public meeting this day, unanimously adopted the following resolution:

• “Resolved, That we accord our most sincere sympathy to the North American republic in its great victories, and give our most cordial condolence for the murder of its great President Lincoln.”

Will you have the kindness to communicate this resolution to the government of the United States in Washington.

Be pleased to accept the assurances of our distinguished consideration.

• BERNARD ZIMMERLI, President.
• G. ZIMMERLI, Secretary.