, 1863-03-20

Three Thousand SIX Hundred and
Flny-c1ght Dollars for the Sick and
Wounded SoldicrN.

WARRINGTON, March II, 1868.
The following official correspondence will
be read with interest:
TIE REV. MR. BELLOWS TO MR., SEWARD.
UNITED STATES SANITARY COMMISSION,
New YoRE AGEScT. 823 Broadway,
NEW YORK, March 49, 1853.
Hon. VIM Il. Seward Secretary ofState:
Sin: have the honor to acknowledge your
letter Of March IL, with an inclosure Of your
CHECK for ~, ,G58.A. I have passed the money
to the Treasurer Of fthe Sanitary Commission,
o. J. Strong, who will send you formal
receipt.
In thanking, through you, our countrYmcn
In Chill for their generous though1fillness for
our and their soldiers, who NAV fo1l sick or
be wounded In this great battle Of humanity.
1t may be for their satisfaction to know that
contrary to all ordinary cases. devotion to our
portioned to the distan,c Of he unsc1f;sh
position OF our countrymcn- those Carthcst
from Inc Eeat OF Ws.r being nearest in their
6ympathy AID bepcticcnce The Pacific coast
s'as ia gYen three lines as much to the National
oa1ltaly commission as the Atlantic coast !:
nna A. us most distant rcgion-Washiugton
;u.elIliofY-1noFe iu proportion 10 its iullab-
1tan's than any other. Orr countrymen in
" Cou?e--1 island, Honolulu aud the Sand
.ich Islands, in England, France, Germany
and India haTe shown that no seas, however
wide, could shut their ears to tue g1oans of
their suffering patriots in the field.
ar coIntIyhen in chill may have the salts
!aeli9n OF knowing that their contribution
1ninglts in our treasury with the contributions
Of loving countrymen, from wherever IN Am
erlcan has carried his country's enterprise, or
followed her flag; and that ffor, the ;aes
linus accumulated succor and consolation will
low 'mpartially to the national soldier.
whether in Louisiana or North Carolina, Vir-
GlnIa or Kentucky, Mississippi or Maryland.
| C11trn% a.,
Nat1onal Sanitary Commission will follow
and lind him: i have the honor to be, CRATE.
fully, your obcdient servant.
HENRY ". BELLOWS, Pres't.
Mr.. NELSON TO MIR. SEWARD.
LEGATION OF TIE UNITED SrArEs,}
SANTIAGO DE CURA, Feb. 1868.
Hon VIM. II. Seward, Secretary Of State, wash
sIR: hare the honor to iuclose 4 bill of
exchange, dated Jannary 81, 1863, drawn bv
Mcssrs. Aleop 4 Co.. Of Valparaiso, upon
Mcssrs. II. q. Enthom d Co., London Eus.
land, payable to my order, and indorsed bv
mr., for the sum Of EAST sterling, which was
purchased by the amount subscribed by
loyal Americans in Chill. in aid Of the sick
and wounded soldiers Of the Union army.
The amount subscribed WAS s., ,G36, also in
close list IF the names Of the subscribers
and the amount paid by each. You will
please appropriate thu proceeds to the object
iAulCsteu IL sucu HhuAtl h6 you may 1cem
most advisable.
This contribution, though rot large, will,
1t is hoped, mitigate the suffering of the brave
soldiers who have pcriIed their lives on the
battle field in behalf Of our beloved country.
While at the same time 1t has given TO our
citizens residing in Chill an opportunity Of
nanifesting their patriotism In this hour Of
our utmost need In . substantial and uncouir-
ocal mode.
Other rcmittanccs for the same purpose will
be made from time to time until the rebel
lion is crushed.
have the honor to remain, your obedicnt
ScFrarf n