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Condolence Messages for Someone Who Lost a Parent They helped guide you while they were here, and you can count on them doing the same from up above. Sending you the strength and courage you need ...
An 1862 letter of condolence from Abraham Lincoln to Queen Victoria on the occasion of the death of Prince Albert shows the republican salutation "Great and Good Friend". Diplomatic correspondence is correspondence between one state and another and is usually of a formal character.
Condolences (from Latin con (with) + dolore (sorrow)) are an expression of sympathy to someone who is experiencing pain arising from death, deep mental anguish, or misfortune. [2] When individuals condole, or offer their condolences to a particular situation or person, they are offering active conscious support of that person or activity. This ...
President Lincoln's letter of condolence was delivered to Lydia Bixby on November 25, 1864, and was printed in the Boston Evening Transcript and Boston Evening Traveller that afternoon. [1] [2] [3] The following is the text of the letter as first published: [a] [1] Executive Mansion, Washington, Nov. 21, 1864. Dear Madam,
Mourning stationery is a letter, envelope, or calling card with a black border, used to signify that a person is experiencing mourning. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was first used in the 17th century in Europe and was most popular during the Victorian era , during which it was also used in the United States and West Africa.
A condolence book for Margaret Thatcher, signed by visiting G8 Foreign Ministers. A condolence book or book of condolence is a book in which people may record their condolences after a death or great tragedy. After the death of a leading figure or great disaster, condolence books are placed in public places for members of the general public to use.
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Abraham Lincoln's letter to Fanny McCullough. Executive Mansion, Washington, December 23, 1862. Dear Fanny It is with deep grief that I learn of the death of your kind and brave Father; and, especially, that it is affecting your young heart beyond what is common in such cases.