The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-02-04
Let Loyal Hearts and Willing
Hands,
Cherish, Comfort and Care for
INV wounded Heroes

Cherish, Comfort and Care for
my w oNmded Heroes
Every genuine copy of the Fac
Simle contains not only the Proclama
ton, but ais, the letter OF President
Lincoln, daled Oct. 90, 1868 and may be
easily recognized 10y the certificate on
it's face of Thos. i. Bryan, ''au,hentica
ting it also by the above device and
motto, and by the Proclamation Seal
stamped upon everycopy which is hon
cstly III the market for the benefit OF the
soldiers.
The establishment If permanent
HOME FOR SICK AND DISABLED
SOLDIERS, is prompted by the die
tates Of humanity, and by gratitude to
our patriotic sons and brothers. Thous
ands who have gone forth to battle for
the preservation Of our glorious ins,i.
tutions, the unity OF the States and to
extend the area of freedom, will rctarn
to us with manglel limbs, and sha,,er-
ed frames, incapacitated for labor dur
ing the remaining period Of their exis-
tencc here. TO such can we refuse q
Christian welcome and u comfortable
home
1t is generally known that the origin
| al draft Of the Presidents Emancipation
Proclamation, was purchased at the
North Western Sanitary Fair for $4,000
and through the generosity OF our fellow
citizen, Thomas Il. Bryan, Esq, is the
property of lhc disabled Soldiers Of the
Union Amy, 10 be held in trust tor
their ben. til by the Soldiers Home OF
Chicago. This document, destined 10
live on the page # history when gen
era,ions yet unborn have passed away,
and to be refcrrcl to by the historian
as the great instrument by which tina,
foul blot on our na;iona! escntcheoE, hui
man slavery, was oblitera.el, is regard
ell Ivy ns as Of immense present and
prospective value. In order that the
disabled soldiers may more fully realize
that value, the donor If the original
document has engraved and copy
lighted perfect Fac Simi,e IF the
| Manuscript AMI also If tie President 5
| Autograph Letter, the Whole forming q
large and beautiful engraving, orna
mentei with !. portrait # Abraham
Lincoln. Thus FIR the petty sum o.
Two Dollars (s2), every loyal citizen
can procure this document at cnlurin.
value, aud NJ the SAM time aid in the
erection and maintenance Of rcrma-
nent Home for Disabled Soldiers. Pres.
ldent lincoln, over his own Signature
in letter acknowledging the rcccip, oil
the Fac S:mllr. pronounced it "a faith
tul and correct copy" Of the original
manuscript written by him. This Fac
Similc, published under the auspices u
the Soldiers Home, Is the only ono that
is genuine. Il airy appeal necessary to
Your humanity or your Christian sym
patty? We trust not. We believe
that all who love their country and its
glorious institutions will gladly conlri-
butte the triaing sum that is necessary to
shelter, support and smooth tue passage
to the grave, Of the SCARED and dis
abled veterans who have been the dc.
tenders Of our great and beloved Union
Mrs. q. Il. IIOSMER,
Chairman Of the Publishing Com.
CHICAGO Ill, 1861.
CAUTION
Let every purchaser see that the copy
offered him by an agent is genuine
that it is certificated to by the Presi
dent Of iha Soldiers Home, contains
President l4incoln's letter Of Oct. 2G,
1863, as we'll as the Proclamation, and
the Soldiers Home device aud motto,
and is duly stamped with the Procla-
nation Seal. Address all letters and
papers to.
THOMAS b. BRYAN, Esq,
Prest. Of the Soldiers Home, chicago. I'll