For example , after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln , the Government Printing Office published a leather - bound , gilt - edged collection of official condolences in 1867 .
After especially notable deaths , official records of the condolences may be compiled and reprinted .
After the assassination of Abraham Lincoln , the Government Printing Office published a leather - bound , gilt - edged collection of official condolences in 1867 .
After especially notable deaths , official records of the condolences may be compiled and reprinted .