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AbrahamLincoln Juneteenth

Categories AIMS, American Studies, Cultural Diplomacy, Diplomatic History, Historic Landmark, Historic Preservation, Morocco, Tangier, Uncategorized

Diplomatic note on the “Lamentable News of Death by Assassination of Abraham Lincoln”

October 28, 2020June 18, 2020 by John Davison

On the Eve of Juneteenth, we share with you a copy of the 1865 diplomatic note that hangs in the Legation’s Museum (a gift of the Forbes family): Consulate General of the United States of America, Tangier28 April, 1865. Gentlemen: — The lamentable news of the death by assassination of Abraham Lincoln, President of the … Read more Diplomatic note on the “Lamentable News of Death by Assassination of Abraham Lincoln”

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