Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-07-08
SOLDIERS AID SOCIETY.
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Mrs. B. ROuse, President Soldiers Aid So
eiSty;
DRiR MADAM:--I have lately received
from our agents in Tennessee urgent appeals
for more stores, and as the wants which they
report are real and pressing, take the lib
erty Of again asking your assistance in sup
plying them, begging you, if your recent SO
generous contributions have left you unable
at once to FIJI these acquisitions, to make ap-
plication to the grand army Of your cO-labor-
ors in the various branches OF your Society
for the assistance they have proved them
selves heretofore so able and ready to give
Mr. Robson, our agent at Nashville, writes,
June %, as follows:
sour supplies are nearly exhausted, es-
peeially all articles Of diet. We have been
furnishing the hospitals at Franklin, COlum-
bia, Murfreesboro' and Pulaski with some
supplies, and they are in need Of many arti-
eles which We are out Of. Also our hospitals
at this place are in want Of many things we
cannot furnish them. I have written to
Cleveland, also to the Cincinnati COmmis-
sion, and hope we have some stores on the
way. We have received but few goods since
took charge Of the rooms, and l have been
obliged to frame all sorts Of excuses to keep
up the reputation of this institution
On the 26th be writes % wrote you on
the Path concerning our supplies. Since, I
have had an interview with surgeons in
charge Of hospitals at Shelbyville and Muir
freesboro', and have filed out a requisition
for them so far as I could. learn from
these gentlemen that the hospitals under
their charge stand very much in need Of as
sistanee-that they have at Murfreesboro'
$50 patients, and at shelbyville 800, and
receiving others daily.
have also received a requisition from Co.
1umbia which I am unable to fill. Ny own
impression is, that the hospitals situated in
the surrounding towns, which are destitute
Of the ecmforts supplied by the Sanitary
Commissions, ought to be considered, and, so
far as possible, their wants relieved, and to
do 50 to any extent, we need a much larger
supply Of stores than we now have. We are
in want Of shirts, socks, drawers, slippers,
double-g0wns, and very light spread is in
ouirsd for. Cotton socks would be preferred.
Articles Of diet. We are out Of everything
except q little fruit, dried and canned, which
IhaTe been very saving Of, to keep for ex-
trsme cases small quantity Of butter and
q few pickles. All of these articles could have
been distributed long since, but have been
sparing Of them, hoping to obtain more soon.
On the last trip Of the Sanitary Commission
Steamer Lancaster, we received in good or
der the 1l6 packages Of stores you sent from
Cleveland, and with the funds committed to
me for that purpose, purchased 50 packages
of such needed articles as could best be OBJ
tanned in Cincinnati. Of these stores those
not needed on the boat we're left with cur
agents at Pittsburg Lending for distribution;
and regret to say that the quantity Of dried,
canned and fresh fruits, butter, eggs, Goldfish,
pickles, and other eatables, as we'll as of
drawers, socks and shirts, though large, was
quite unequal to the demand; as our Agent
said, they were all spoken for before they ar
rived.
The craving for fresh fruits, vegetables,
&C., among our troops, both sick and well, is
excessive, and for the want Of them scurTy is
becoming disease Of not uncommon occur
renee.
So urgent is this physiological want among
those so long fed on bread and meat, that DR..
Grinstead, Gen. Halleek's Medical PurTeyor
said to me, Urge your people to buy up all
the old canned fruit in market, and send it tC
ns. You have an abundance Of fresh fruit
and are already beginning to put up more
while we should be glad enough to get the
Old
In view Of the fact that our poor boys will
probably be compelled 70 pass the whole ol
the long, hot, siekly summer at the South
IL not longer exiled from home and its com.
forts-let me further urge you to persuade
your friends in all parts Of the country, L
save in all ways the abundant fruits Of th'
season, drying, picking, and preserving il
cans everything possible: strawberries, rasp
berries, cherries, eurrants, pears, plums, ap
pies and peaches-for though so plenty ant
cheap here, their value to the soldiers, sicl
and well, can hardly be estimated.
With the next trip Of the Lancaster "
shall establish depot Of supplies at Mem
phis and for this I bespeak beforehand a.
Interest with all the hOney-makers of you
hive.
Yours, very respectfully,
s.. NEWBERRY.