Hammond gazette. [volume] (Point Lookout, Md.) 1862-1864, 1864-06-29

"a II SO, what ID his proper address,
ID. What is the name OF the Surgeon or Chap
lain OF the hospital2
4th. Ii not in hospital at presant. has he re-
Gently been in hospital?
date?
9th. If recently discharged from hospital, was
be discharged from service?
It'll. Ii not what were his orders on leaving2
9eFe. speclhc Information as 10 the condition
OF any patient in the District OF Columbia nos
pitals viii be furnished within twenty-fOur houfs
after request to do so is received at the Wash
ington office.
The Office OF the Directory will be open daily
from O'Clock A. III. TO s o clock r. H., and ia
urgent cases applicants ringing the door bell
will be received al any hour OF the night.
Much inconvenience in conductiong the bust.
ness OF the Directory having arisen here visitors
have been given direct access to the record books
themselves, this practice will hereafter be dis
continued; nor can lists of wounded in hospitals,
by States, countless regiments, or otherwise be
hereafter furnished from these records.
The Sanitary Commission, under special au-
thorlty from the President OF the United States
maintains an extensive system OF agencies for
securing the safe conveyance TO and distribution
Vt goods put in its charge for the sick and woun-
ded 1T points where they are most wanted. Is
operates with equal care and generosity at all
polnts-at New Orleans and at ashngton, be-
lore Vicksburg and at Nash vile-its distribuiiont
being gayeEned bY q comparison OF the wants OF
the patents IN all cases. To ascertain the Tea"
i've Character OF these wants III IL trustworthy
manner, and to secure equitable distribution
and honest use OF goods distributed, besides
tle unpaid services OF the members OF the CONF
MISSION, twenty physicians OF high professional
ana moral character and more than fifty lay
agents are employed, under pecuniary securities
for resDOuSItlIe and tftlclpnt The
OF these arrangements have thus far been about
3per centum vi the value of the goods distributed.
The Commission has not been able to obtain au-
tlentlc evidence of losses, miscarriage or mis-
appropriations, To the value Of one dollar in tea
Thousand, oil goods which have been once Tecett ed
al It's shipping depots. The following are the
names OF THESE depots, to which auxiliary socie-
ties and all disposed 10 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 ork.
Sanitary Commission, Branch Supply Office
q south Sixth street, Philadelphia, Penna
Sanitary Commission, Branch Supply Office
Cincinnati. Ohio.
Sanitary Commission, Branch Supply Office,
Bank street, Cleveland Ohio.
Sanitary Commission, Brancn Supply 0fics,
Chicago, illinois.
Sanitary Commission, Branch Supply Ofhce,
Louisville, Kentucky.
The Commission receives no pecunary aid
whatever from the Government, and is wholly
dependant on the voluntary contributions of the
public for the means OF sustaining its operations.
Contributions TO its Treasury are solicited and
may be transmitted TO GEORGE T. STRoNe, ESQ.,,
Treasurer, 6s Wall street, New York.
The names of the following gentlemen, COM
missionerS of the President OF the United States
are pledged to the public for the economy, integ
rity, and efficiency with which whatever is en-
trusted to the Sanitary Commission will be adj