Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-05-12

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undersigned respectfully reports, tbst o
April 18th, he reosivod tom 4 N. Bon,
Esq., &7OO, contributed by ths oitIaoDs
Cleveland, and fourteen boxes Of hospill
stcrea rom the Ladies' AID Society of North
ern OHIO, with which 70 procsed, and In con
Junction with the other membsFs Of th
Committee. consisting Of Messrs. Geo. B
sentsF, J. ". Fitch, 8. R. BeOkWish, and I
Little, % apPly such money and stores Il
the relief Of she sick and wounded At anC
near Pittsburgh Landing.
The other members Of the Sommitts,
having proceeded In advance Of the 0ontri'
buttons, the undersigned joined DR.. Beck.
with at oineinnaH, where the steamboat su.
PeriOr vas kindly and promptly provided BY
Mayor Halchs for the purposes Of thls mis-
sion.
The boat left Cineinnstl on ths night Of the
I3sh ult., the undersigned, with DR.. Beck
with, being in charge Of the above stores,
together with q large additional stock,
amounting 10 about s4oO, purchased by US
At Cincinnati under the szggeshOn, in part,
Of Members Of the Sanitary 0OmmissIOn.
Mru. Noble, Of this city, and Mrs. Wilcox,
Of Painesvills, With three Sisters of Mercy
Of Cincinnati, we're on the boat. the supe-
riOr being uader the general charge of DR..
7. B. Judktns, Of the latter city, with large
corps Of assistants and nurses,
On arriving at PittsburE Landing on the
morning Of the 18th, We distributed stores,
and gave general notice Of the relief We
could afford, out before any general distri-
button could b. made the boat was required
70 leave with sick and wounded, numbering
some four hundred aud hfty.
There being no wharf boat or place 10
store and distribute goods, We were com
PEELED 70 return with them on the boat as far
as Psduoah, at Whioh point, meeting the
Polar siar. one Of the feet of river steamers
carrying POPs's column, the undersigned At
the request Of Dr.. BsokWith and Of Messrs
Bailey and schOenbsrgeF Of the Sanitary
Commission Of Oincinnsti, who also desired
10 send back their stores, consisting Of about
thirty boxes, returned on the Polar Star,
with the above and the Cleveland stores un-
to the Landing, the stores being
conveyed on the steamer T. J. Patten.
Arriving there agsin on the 31st, the un-
isrsignsd remained until the 2ssh distribut
ng the stores TO the various regiments from
ohio, giving the stores from Cleveland to the
oldiers from Northern Ohio.
The undersignsd returned on the eth inst,
nth SoT,59 unsxpended, now subject to the
rider of the Committee.
The stores were all distributed except
mall portion which we're Left in ohsrge of
Dr.. Wm. "a. Prentice Of the Sanitary Com
mission, stationed as the Landing, whose re-
jsipt, as also the accou=s and vouchers for
he money and stores expended, are sub
nitled for the examination Of the Aid socie- /
,, of Mr.. 7. N. Bond, from whom the funds
Tere received in behalf of the citizens, and
# the Sanitary Commission of Cincinnati
The suffering found 10 exist among the sick |
md wounded was immense, demanding
he hearty sympathy and aid Of the gene
Gus hearts Of the entire West And the re-
ief thus sfforded by The timely eOntribu-
ions of our patriotic citizens, and BY the NO
lie aid Society Of Northern Ohio, can hard
, be oYsrestinatsd. joys E. CAEY.