Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-12-12
AID FOR vHRMoNr SOLDIERS.

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AID FOR VERMONT SOLDIERS.
In accordance with the provisions of an Act
passed at the recent session of the Legislature,
Quartermaster General Davis has forwarded
within the last few days from the Depot in this
village more than a car load of boxes, bundles,
&c, Of clothing and hospital stores, contributed
chiefly by Ladies Aid Societies in different
towns in this State These goods will go from
here directly to New York, from whence they
will be forwarded by Express freight to their
ultimate destination. Under these circumstan-
ces no fears need be entertained by the gene
rous doners that their contributions will not
speedily reach those for whom they are design
ed.
Gen. Davis has furnished us with the in
voices of the several packages, which we find it
impossible to publish in detail as their contents,
if enumerated by the package, would cover more
than page of THE PHOENIX. Below we give
the names of the towns from which contribu-
tons have been received down to Tuesday
morning, with the destination of the contribu-
ton from each town as designated in directions
accompanying the several invoices.
Woodstock, box to Mai: scavcr, Sd Regt
Wilmington, box to Col. Stoughton, 4th.
Chelsea, box to Capt Plat, 4th.
Chester, box for soldiers in 9th and 9th.
Shoreham, boxes 1 hid. for camp and hospital
use value S48O
Wnhall, box for Vermont soldiers.
Halifax, box for Co +, 4th
Guilford, 2 boxes for Cos c, End, and F, 4th.
Athens, box for soldiers in Sd and 4th;
Montpelier, box to 7. 7, pitkin, Or. Master End,
i box for Vermont soldiers
package
Fayetteville; box for Vermont soldiers
johnson, box for Co, l., Sd.
Nliddesex, box for Vermont soldiers.
Putncy, box for An.
East Putuey, box to Capt. Brown, Co. +, 4th.
Rochester, box to Capt. Terry, Co. f. 4th.
Stockbridge, box for Vermont soldiers.
Shrewsbury, box for "
Weathersfe!d box, Dbl for Co. A, 3d.
box, bbl for Co. c, 4th.
Swanon, box to Capt Barney, 9th
Wheelock, box to Capt. Barker, Co. L, 9th.
Danville 2 boxes for Co. II, 4th.
Brottleboro, boxes to Capt. Brown, Co. F, 4th.
for his Co., and Co. G, End
Bellows Falls, Q boxes Dbl. for Vermont soldiers.
Williamstown, box to W. H. Martin, Co. b, 4h
ST. Johnsbury, box to c. B. Crossman Co. c, Sd.
Wmdhnm, box for Co. c, 4th.
Elmore, box for Co. f. 81.
West Windsor, boxes for Vermont troops.
Chester, box to 1t. Col. Grant for 9th.
Walden, box for Vermont soldiers.
Castleton, box for Hospital use.
box to Capt. Hope, Co. b. End.
Thetord, box, Dbl. for Vermont soldiers.
These boxes contain generally very msce-
laneous collections of bedding, blankets, cloth
ing, preserves dried fruit, wines, toilet articles,
&c., &C. We have been at the trouble to pre-
pare an abstract in tabular form of the number
of some of the leading and most important ar
tices of which we have space for only the foot
ing of each. Our enumeration is not exact, as
in very few cases the invoices were emitted.
Besides, several packages have been sent sing
" to soldiers for the individual use of each, of
which no credit is given above. The totals
will, therefore, fall little short of the actual
amount, but they approximate sufficiently near
to furnish reliable data as to the amount and
character of these particular classes of supplies
thus far sent forward.
OF the leading articles there are as above,
239 blankets; 537 comforters and quilts; AIS
pillows; 654 pillow cases; 226 sheets; 2SS
shirts-cotton, wooden, and under shirts 80 prs.
drawers 1929 prs. socks; 375 prs. mttens
52S towels In addition to these are dressing
gowns, night caps, handkerchiefs, boots, slip
pers, vests, suspendcrs, toilet articles, goodies
sweetmeats bandages, lint, and other articles
of valle in hospitals.
"A suggestion may not be amiss. 1t is this
The articles most in request are wooden draw
ers, mittens and socks, with blankets, and wooden
undershirts. Beyond hospital use the other ar
ticles are not so important as those last enam
Grated. 1t is prope. to remark that Genera
Davis has taken great pains to see that these
boxes were properly marked and loaded. He
has done all in his power to promote the OBJ
ects of the donors, and facilitate the proper
distribution of their contributions.