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

Roggweil Fire Company

Roggweil, undated

[Translation.]

Roggweil.

My Dear Friend: At a meeting held this day the fire corps, of 40 men, passed the following resolutions:

1. We hail with joy the triumph of freedom over slavery in America.

2. We grieve with the patriots of that country over the death of their beloved President.

You will please see that this communication is transmitted to the proper authority, and oblige,

RUDOLF HEGI,

Captain.