The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1862-05-31

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keeping accounts. packing. postage
on circulars, drayage. nails, DC. $50 u
{ Amount paid for cans and soldering. SO s.
I. Used by G. G. Beeler account expenses
and donations to Nashville, S25 OF
Used by J. NJ. Paxson, same to Pitts
burg. S45 4;
Total e1pe nditures, s4s7 &c
= Balance on hand May 9th, 1919 81
In addition to the cash receipts above
enumerated, there have been received from
citizens in town and country. largo quaint
ties Of supplies, which have been acknowl-
edged in the weekly journals OF the city
These supplies have been over hauled. re
packed and forwarded.
There have been received from the La
dies Soldiers Aid Society, the following
articles. which were partially manufactured
by them out Of materials purchased by
them. and paid for by the Committee. and
partially prepared by them from donation s
Of citizens: IS bed ticks. 1O7 pillows. 325
pillow slips. eos pair drawers, 8 pair slip
pers. 10 pair and l box socks, 2SS sheets,
7e pillow ticks. 400 shirts, 10 wrappers.
5I2 towels. 336 quilts. "a pads, IL dozen
combs, and brushes, CASTLE soap, com
pressers, bandages, lint books, lemons, SUI
gar. tea, &c &c, aud also 2 dozen lemon
syrup. and jars jelly, furnished by the
ladies.
| 1t will be observed that the labors of the
Society have been arduous and well di
rectcd. and the ladies are entitled to the
thanks of soldiers aud citizens.
On the 25.h day Of April, there were
forwarded to Nashville. Tennessee, in
charge Of C. G. Beeler. Esq IA packages
of goods. containing the following articles:
100 cans and packages of assorted fruit, 10
cans vegetables. 10 cans meat and chick
ems. cans molasses, ham, s pair slip
pers. IS bed ticks, 80 sheets, 40 shirts. 20
pillow ticks. 90 pillow cases, los towels. 7
wrappers, 9 pillows. 7 quilts. 9 lbs. @. s.
soap. 2 bags hops. firkin butter. rs doz.
eggs. box maple sugar, box lemons, tea.
bread. dried fruit, cakes, butter, dried beef,
DC, &c.
These were placed by Mr.. Beeler in the
hands Of d. Mitchell. Of this city. Surgeon
al the Fair Ground Hospital at Nashville.
and the receipt Of the same were acknowl
edged by him. Expenses of the trip, S25.
On the 9Th of May, John NJ. Paxson.
ESQ, left Richmond in charge of 33 packa
ges Of Sanitary Goods for Pittsbnrg Land
ing. containing 40 bed ticks. % pillows, 90
pillow slips. 132 pair drawers. 3 pair shoes.
8 pairs and box socks. l22 sheets, 81
pillow ticks, 143 shirts. l3 wrappers. 2O2
towels, II quilts, bottles lemon syrup. l2l
cans fruit. 2 packages butter. l package
nutmegs, packages sugar. bottles wine.
81 cans chicken, cans vegetables, pack
ages tea. 2 packages meat, IA packages
sundries, bbls. hams, l ham, and boxes
hams aud beef, bbls. and loaves bread.
2 bbls. and 25 lbs crackers. u bbls. eggs,
5 packages dried beef l box dried fruit.
combs, pads. congresses, bandsses. Int
books, &c. &c.
Mr.. Paxson, by the aid Of Gov. Morton.
obtained passage on the boat chartered by
the State for himself and goods, and was
enabled to reach Pit,sburg Landing in four
DAYS aud free of charge except for drayage
and personal expenses. They were distrib,
uted as follows: 5 packages for the purpose
of fitting up the hospital boat, boxes to
Lieut.. Harris, for the use OF the sick Of he
seth regiment; 5 boxes to DR.. w. w. Men
denhall (of this city, for the 57th regiment;
boxes to DR.. Jones for the I'd cavalry. and
10 packages to the hospital Mt Hamburg for
the use Of the Indiana sick and wounded.
Mr.. Paxson while there saw that tie arti-
Giles thus distributed were faithfully applied.
The expenses of the trip were S3l rs for
hauling. personal expenses &c, and Sl3 20
given for the relief Of necessitous cases
coming under his observation. Mr.. Paxson
thinks the troops of Nelson's Division are
much better 10 health aud condition than
when he left there in February.
| On the eth of May. there were sent TO
Indianapolis, in charge of Lewis Burk.
Prest, is packages sanitary goods contain
ing the following articles: doz. combs.
I9o prs. drawers, 13S sheets, SO pillows, 90
prs socks, 80 pads, wrapper. 2s4 shirts.
25 quilts. goo towels. 144 pillow slips, 8
pillow ticks; 8 prs shoes, 9 bed ticks, 4 bbls
bread, 40 cans chicken, SO cans and kegs
fruit. Dbl eggs, IL cans vegetables. S bot
ties wine. ham, lot dried beef, lbs c. S.
soap. package tea, 2 doz lemon syrup, l
Dbl crackers. and congresses. bandages,
lint. books, tracts, DC &c, which were de-
livcred TO Gov. Morton and w. Harneman,
ESQ.,, Pres'. State Sanitary Committee, and
taken BY them 10 Pittsburg Landing. The
whole number of articles shipped by the
Committee is ). o94, which have been ap-
piled strictly to the comfort of those for
whose benefit they were donated, and have
been productive of great amount OF good.
The Committee are also happy to state tina,
the mode Of preparing the goods for ship
ment. and the condition in which they arri
> we'd at their destination, has been very gen.
orally commended, and the State Sanitary
Commission have adopted some of the i'm
, portant features Of the method Of prepare
ton used by the Committee.
Al meeting Of The Committee. held May
} cath, il was resolved that hereafter no mon.
Icy will be paid out except upon q vote Of
the Committee. The balance on hand and
future donations will be available for any
lurysnt call Arising undar circuns,ancas