Daily national Republican., 1863-02-25

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DIRECTORY OF THE HOSPITALS.
The sanitary Commission have made arrange
mentu for supplying information with regard to
patients IN the United States General Hospitals al
the following poinia (others will be added.)
ao6es Sanitary commissioa, WssAingion, b. C."
GEORGETOWN, s Point Lookout
~. Alexandria, Annapolis,
WeasB D,parimsni,.- information, address
"Q6ice SaniiaIy Conipitsion, L0uisvils, Ky"
Cinoinnati Danville,
New Albany, Penyyllle,
Louisville, Bowling Green,
COvington, Gallatin,
Information viii, under ordinary circumstances,
be given gratuitously 70 any one APPLYING for Il,
n the application 10 BY letter, the answer will be
sent By return nall lin person, will be answer
Lb [givlng namo and regimentl at
present in the hospitals OF ----i
q. nbo what ia his proper addressi a
4, What Z the name ofthe surgeon or chaplain
f & nol J. q present, h.. he recently
1sn SIso " Sa he az A ho.plt. and At what date,
9. nTecently discharged rom hospital, was he
discharged from servioe1
I, II not, what were his orders on leaving
More specific Information as TO the condition Of
any patient in the District Of Columbia hospitals
Will be furnished within twenty-four hours afteT
request to do so is received at the Washington Of
The oHice Of the Directory will be open daily
from O'Clock a. m to O'Clock p. M, and In urgent
cases applicants ringing at the door bell will be
| received at any hour Of tho night.
Much Inconvenience In conducting the business
Of the directory having arisen where yisitnrs have
been given direct 10 the record books them
bR al
nor can lists OF wounded in hospitals, by States,
oounties, regiments, or otherwise be hereafter fur
nished from these records.
The Sanitary Commission, under special Au thority
| from the President Of the United States, maintains
| an extensive system Of agencies for securing the
sale conveyance to and distribution OF goods put In
It's charge Tor the sick and wounded at points where
| they are most wanted. Itopenates with equal care
and generosity at all points-at New Orleans and
| at Washington, before NlcksbuTg and At Nash
ylllo-lts distribution being governed bya COmpaT,
son Of the wants of the patients In all cases To
ascertain the relative character of these wants in
| trustworthy manner, and TO secure an equitable
distribution and honest use of the goods dlsiIi.
buted, besides the unpaid services Of the mem.
bers Of tho Commission, twenty physicians of high
| professional and moral character, and more than
nifty lay-agents are employed, under pccuniary Sc
curities for responsible and efficient service. The
cost OF these arrangements have thus far beer
shout per centum Of the value of the goods dis
ttftbuted The Commission has not been able tC
obtain authentic evidence of losses, miscarriage
cetped at Its shipping depots. The following ar,
the names Of these depotB, to which auxiliary so
cieties and all disposed TO aid the sick and wound
ed, without reference to States or localities, bu
simply to their relative necessity for assistance
are Invited to send their offerings:
Sanitary Commission, Branch Supply once, 2
Summer street, Boston, Mass.
| Sanitary Commission, Branch supply ONCE, L
Third Avenue, New YORK.
Sanitary Commission, Branch Supply ONCE, Q
South sixth street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Sanitary Commission, Branch supply ONCE, Banl
street, Cleveland Ohio.
Sanitary Commission, Branch Supply Office, Chi
cago, H.
sanitary Commission, Branch Supply oGiec, Lou
isville, Ky.
| The Commission receives no pecuniATy aid what
| ever from Government, and iB wholly dependen
on the voluntary contributions Of the public 70
the means Of sustaining Its operations. Contribu
tions to its Treasury are solicited, and may b
transmitted to GEORGE 7. STRONG, Esq, Treasurer
| 6S Wall street, New York.
| The names Of the following gentlemen, commil
sioners OF the President Of the United States, ar
| pledged to the public for the economy, integrity
and efficiency with which whatever is entrusted L
| the Sanitary Commission will be administered:
II. W. Bellows, d. L. Geo. 7. Strong, Esq.
A. D. Baohe, Ii. D.. Horace Binney, Jr.
g. W Cullum, U. 5. A. RI. Rev. 7. NJ. Clark, D.
/ A. L. Shiras, U. ,. A. Hon. Joseph Holt.
r. c. Wood, NJ. D., u. S. A.Hon. n. W. Burnett.
| w. II. Van Buren,, NJ D. Hon. Mark Skinner.
| Wolcott Gibbs, NJ. d. Rev, John II. Haywood
| 5. g. Howe, M. d. Prof. FAlrmAn Rogers.
G. R. Agnew, NJ. D. Hon. Schuyler CoilAx.
| Elisha Harris, NJ. ID. Fred. Law 0lmBted, Esq
| J. S. Newberry, NJ. d.
| + street.
WAHTNoToN, D. C., Feb. 7, 1868.
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