Daily national Republican., 1863-03-06
TO ALL WHO HAVE FRIENDS IN THE

/ ARMY-Members OF Congress, soldiers Aid
Societies, cergl editors ana S,nSrs %,g the
following notice, which is Of interest 10 all VINO
have friends in the army:
DIRECTORY OF THE HOSPITALS.
The Sanitary Commission have made arrange
ments for supplying Information with regard 20
patients in the United States General Hospitals AZ
the following points; (others Will be added
Eastern Departments. information, address
"Omcc sanitary Commission, Washington, D. c.
Washington, Frederick Clty
GtOrgCtOwnt folnt LOOKOUT
Alexandra, Annapolis,
Baltimore.
Reslsrn Dcpartmenis.-For informationr reddIets
office Sanitary Commission, LouisrtHe, Ky
Cincinnati, DNnville,
New Albany, ietryNllt'
Louisville, bowling 6ISeh'
LoYington, Ghhhhh
Lexington, Nashville
| Information will under ordinary circumstance,
be given grstuttOusly to any one applSinE loI u,
in answer to any all Of the following enquiries
If the application Is by letter, the answer Ml n'
sent by return mall If in person, II Will be answer
ed At once:
present In the hospitals Of --l
.. II 90, what is his proper address
3. What is the name OF the surgeon or chaplain
l. il not in hospital at present, has he recently
g. II so, did he die in hospital, and at what date
u. II recently discharged from hospital, wa nc
discharged from service
! 7. II not, what were his orders on leaving
! More speClhC information as 10 lhb COAllpn ol
any patient in the District OF Columbia Hospitals
will be furnished within tWenty-iOuI hours aiieI
request to do so is received at the Washington OF
| hce
The office Of the Directory will be open daily
from O'Clock a. N. to 8 o'eloGk p m ana IA uifcnt
cases applicants ringing At ne door Dell Will Do
! Much Inconvenience in conducting the business
of the Directory having arisen where visitors have
been given direct access to the record books them
selves this practice will hereafter be- discontinued
nor can lists OF wounded in hospitals, By state
counties, regiments, or otherwise, Dc hereafter iuF-
nished from these records.
| The Sanitary Commission, under special authority
from the PresideHt Of the United states, maintains
an extensive system OF agencies pF securing the
safe conveyance 10 and distribution OF goods put in
its charge Tor the sick and wounded at points where
they are most wanted. Itoperstes with equal care
! and generosity at all pOints-at New Orleans aud
| at Washington, before NiCksbuFg and at Nash
ville-its distribution being governed bya compl-
lsOn of the wants OF the patients In all cases. 10
ascertain the relative character of these wants IN
| a trustworthy manner, and to secure An equitable
distribution and honest use Of the goods disul-
butcd, besides the unpaid services Of the men
berB OF the Commission, twenty physicians Of llgl
professional and moral character and more lhah
hfty lay-agents employed, under pecuniaTy &C.
curitics for responsible and chcient service Inc
cost OF these arrangements have thus lar been
about per ceQtuIn OF the value oi the sooIs uls-
tributed. Thy Commission has not been able to
obtain authentic evidence OF losses, scarfla6G,
or misappToPrsoas 70 ,RG SaHs b o' D one uOas @ IN
ceiuCd at its shipping depOts. The following are
the names of these depots, to which auxiliary So
ed without reference to states or localities, but
simply to their relative necessity iOT assistance,
! are invited to send their offerings:
Sanitary Commission, Branch supply Once. -
| Summer street, Boston, Mass.
Sanitary Commission, Branch supply OMcc, ~
Third Avenue, New NOFK.
Sanitary Commission, Branch Supply once, q
South Sixth street, Philadelphia, Pa.
sanitary Commission, Branch supply Onoe, Bank
street, Cleveland, Ohio.
sanitary Commission, Branch supply once, Chi
Sanitary Commission, Branch Supply omce, Lou
iBville, Ky.
The Commission receives no pecunlaTy AID nat
ever from Government, and Is wholly depGndeGt
on the voluntary contributions OF the public Tor
the means of sustaining Its operations. GohlTlpu-
uonA to its Treasury are solicited, anu may oe
transmitted to GEoRoE T. STRoEO, Esq treasurer,
6s Wall street, New York ......, .,,.,,,,-
sioneFs of the President OF the United STATES are
pledged TO the public for the economy intesny
| and efficiency with which whateVef ~ entrusted 10
the Sanitary Commission Will ue auhihi''eISa'
n W. bellows, DID Geo. T. rong, ESQ.
A. d. BAche, IL d. Horace Mnney ,Jr;
c. W. Cullum, U. = A. NJ NeN' I. ~; SiaIk' u
J A. n. Shiras, U. y, A non Joaeph hoL
n @ Wood, NJ. D., U. S. 4. Hon. Il. w. Burnett
) " H. Van Buren,, NJ. d. Hon, Mark skinner,
Wolcott GibbS, NJ. ID. Rev. John II. Haywood.
S. @. Howe, NJ. D. Froi kGiTmah Rogers
G. r. Agnew, NJ ID. Hon. Schuyler COlRL,
Elisha Harris, NJ. d, Fred. Law olmstOd, Eco
]. s. NGWberTy, NJ. D.
CENTRAL oFTtoE OF sANITART ooMnIssI0N, %
street.
WAsHrHeToN, D. C., Feb, 7, IsES,
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