The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-09-15

At meeting of the citizens of Richmond Man
chester and their vicinties, held according to adj
1879 =
His Excellency James Barbour in the chair
William .5iuatord, Secretary.
Cent James Wosd, from the committee appoint
port
The committee appointed by the meeting on Sa
turdav last, to solicit subscriptions towards fund
Tor the accommodation and comfort OF the Drafts
volunteers or their families, proceeded without de
lay to discharge the objects of their appointment,
and now beg leave to submit the following as the re
suit Ot their exertions-
They have obtained subscriptions from the Upper
Ward OF Sool5, and twenty two blankets; from The
Middle Ward of S2225 IS cents and eight blank
cts; from the Lower Ward OF S432, and eleven
blankets and in Manchester So62, as lar as the
committee have information-Tota 3634 IS cents
and III blankets; which, added TO the suscript;ons
at the Capitol of S201o makes the sum of S564i IS
cents. -
Out of the above sum there have been paid, in the
upper ward, Sl85 90
In tIe middle "ard, 700 IS
IN me lower wari, 237 90
In Manchester as far they are informedl loA OO
Now IN the hands OF the Secretary OF the
General Meeting, 1855 90
Making the total al receipts &t5o7 n
They beg leave also TO add, that the subscription
would no doubt have been considerably extended
bur for the absence Oh many ct our cLizens at ts
The committee consider it their duty further to
add, that the subscriptions in the MIDDLE VAIN
were made with request that they should be en-
cusiyeiY appropriated to the comfort and accom-
dation OF III families Of tie soldiers.
Die sa'h iteport beng twice read, was approved
by the meeting
MIR Mallory. from tine committee appointed to
prepare rules and regulations or te coilec ton aud
distribution OF the money subscribed and to p escnt
some plan for the extension Of the sol eriuiion tn
the other paris Of the Commons ealth, made Re-
port, which beinR received, twice rend and the
said Rules, Regulations aud Pan, we're amended by
the meeting and agreed TO, follows
ResO(veG, That the name OF This Association br
" the Socetg for pyo0ofiilg tie success of the ~ az,
dgdiost GyeGt-BJiiaia"
Rcsofced, That Treasurer lie aplpiatcd, whose
duty IT shall be To collect the uoneY subscribed in
the following proportions, to wit one half on Mon
day next, and the other half IN sixty DAYS from the
time OF subscribing but any subscriber may forth
with, deposit with the Treasurer the whole sum by
him subscribed.
The Treasurer of this commonwealth, for the
time being, or such other person may be appoint
ell 10y the Standing Committee, shall be the 1reasur.-
CO Of this socicty
Resolved, That standing committee he appoint.
cd 10y the General Meeting, with power to appfopri.
ate any portion 1T the funds Of this Society not ex.
eeedng fifteen hundred dollars, in the manner they
may deem most conducive to the accommodation, 4
comfort OF the militia of this state recently called In
90 the service Of the United States embracing both
drafts and volunteers.
| Resoiped, that the said committee oorrespond
with some respectable character, or characters, in
those counties from which the sid detachment is Or
lered, with such committee IS may he a,,poiu.
ted % tue citizens thereof, with ~ view Of OBJ
tuning the best ufprmaton as ~ The situation OF the
amilleso those deiendcts OF Our country 10 order
/ that pecunary other RELIEF NAV be- extended "a
such OF them as shall need j. among whom the