Hammond gazette. [volume] (Point Lookout, Md.) 1862-1864, 1864-06-08

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I'd, If so, what is his proper address?
Sd. What is the name OF the Surgeon or Chap
lain of the hospital?
18th Il not in hospital at presant has be re-
Gently been in hospital
5th ESQ, did h. die in hospital, aud at hat
date?
9th. lfrecently discharged from hospital, was
he discharged from service?
It'll If not what were his orders on leaviug2
More specific information as m the eena5tion
Of ans patient in the District of Columbia hos
pitfalls will he furnished within twenty-four hours
after Il request TO do 50 is received nj the WASH
ington office.
The Office OF the Directory will be open daily
from O'Clock 4. II, Ia o clock l. NJ. and in
urgent cases applicants ringing the door bell
will bc seceivcd nj any hour Of the night
Much inconvenience in condnction2 the busi-
ness of the Directory having arisen Nherc visitors
have been eiyen direct access TO the record looks
themselves, this practice will hereafter be dis
continued; nor can lists OF wounded in hospitals,
BY States, counties regiments. or otherwise, be
hereafter furnished 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 safe CONVEYANCE TO and distribution
of goods put in its charge for the sick and Woun-
ded AT points where theY are most wanted. Is
operates with equal care and generosity at all
p0ntS-at New Orleans and al Washington, be-
fore cksburg and 1T aShvillc-its distrbutiont
being governed by~e comparison at the wants OF
the patients in all cases TO ascertain the rcla-
live character OF these wants in tru,tW orthy
manner and to secure an equitable distribution
ma honest use of goods distributed, besides
the unpaid services of the members of the Com
mission twenty physicians OF high professional
aHRuOral character aud m0le than nifty lay
agents are employed, under pecuniary securities
A. a.. III. Fysfsu pnG
OF these arrangements have thus far been about
? per centum Of the value Oft goods distributed.
The Commission has not been able 10 obtain am
thcntic evidence Of losses, miscarriage, or misc
appropriations, to the value Of one dollar IN ten
thousand OF goods which have been once received
nj its shipping depots. The following are the
names of these depots. to which auxiliary socie-
90 and all disposed to aid the sick and wounded,
without reference to States or localities, but
simply TO their relative necessity for assistance
are invited to send their offerings
Sanitary Commission, Branch Supply Office,
- Summer street Boston, Massachusetts
Sanitary Commission, Branch supply Office
10 Third Avenue. New York.
Sanitary Commission, Branch Supply Office,
= south Sixth street Philadelphia, Penna.
Sanitary Commission. Branch Supply Office
Cincinnati. Ohio.
Sanitary Commission, Branch supply Once,
Sank street, Cleveland, Ohio
Sanitary Commission, Brancn supply Office,
Chicago. Illinois
Sanitary Commission. Branch Supply Office,
Louisville, Kentucky
The Commission receives no pccunlary aid
..hatevcr from the Government, and IS wholly
d pendant on the voluntary contributions OF the
pi}lic for the means OF sustaining rs operations.
Contributions TO lis Treasury afc solicited. and
may he transmitted To GEORGE 7 STRONG, Esq,
Treasurer IS Wall street New y DIRK
The names of the following gentlemen. COM
mssoners Of the President Of the United States
are pledged to the public for the economy. integ-
r.tv and efficiency with which whatever is enc
.n.tcd 10 the Similarly Commission will be ad-