Hammond gazette. [volume] (Point Lookout, Md.) 1862-1864, 1864-07-27

I'd If so, what is his proper address?
3D. " hat Is the name OF the Surgeon or Chap
lain OF the hospital
4th. If not in hospital at presant, has he re-
Gently been in hospital2
9TH. Ii 50, did he die in hospital, and at " hat
date
9Th. Ifrecently discharged from hospital was
he discharged from service?
18th. II not, what were his orders ON leaving?
More specific Information as to the condition
of amy patient in the District of Columbia hos
pitfalls will be furnished within twenty-four hours
after request to do so is received III the Wash
iugtou Office.
The office of the Directory will be open daily
from . clock A. NJ. to 0 clock T. a., and in
urgent cases applicants ringing the door bell
viii be received ut any hour Of the night.
Much Inconvenience IN eonductiong 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 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 III its charge for the sick and woun-
died. at points where they are most wanted. ls
operates with equal care aud generosity at all
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fore \ cksburg and at ylllc-its Distribution
heiu. governed by a comparison of the wants of
the patients in ali cases. To ascertain the Fela-
tive character of these wants IN IA trustworthy
manner, and to secure all equitable distribution
aud honest use of goods distributed, besides
/ tue unpaid services OF the members of the Com
mission, twenty ply siclans of high professional
and moral character and more than fifty lay
agents are employed under pccuniary securities
/ t.,r M md 4flt ha
Of these arrangements have thus far been about
per centum of the value of the goods distributed.
The Commission has not been able to obtain au-
thculic evidence OF losses miscarriage, or mis-
appropriations, to the value OF one dollar in ten
thousand, OF goods which have been once received
at It's shipping depots. The following are the
names of these depots, to which auxiliary socle-
ties and all disposed to aid the sick and wounded,
without reference to States 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,
/ II south Sixth street, Philadelphia, fcnna
Sanitary Commission, Branch supply Office,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Sanitary Commission, Branch Supply Office,
Bank street. Cleveland, Ohio.
Sanitary Commission, Brancn Supply Office,
Chicago, Illinois.
Sanitary Commission, Branch Supply Office,
Louisville, Kentucky.
| The Commission receives no pecunary aid
whatever from the Government, and is wholly
| dependant the voluntary contributions OF the
public for the means Of sustaining It's operations.
Contributions to its Treasury are solicited, and
may be transmitted to GEORGE 7 STRONG, Esq,
| Treasurer, IS 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 nteg-
rity and efficiency with which whatever is en-
trusted to the Sanitary Commission will be adj
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