Hammond gazette. [volume] (Point Lookout, Md.) 1862-1864, 1864-02-24

"a. III SO, Wudk Is us pEupEt a00A@S0'
Sd. What is the name of the Surgeon or Cnap'
lain of the hospital?
4th. If not in hospital at presant, has ne re-
Gently been in hospital?
5th. If So did he die in hospital, and at Nhas
date?
9th. Ifrecently discharged from hospital, was
he discharged from service?
It'll II not what were his orders on leaving
More specific information as to the condition
OF any patient in the District of Columbia hos
pitfalls will be furnished within twenty-four hours
after request to do SO is received at the wash
ugton office
The office of the Directory will be open daily
from o. clock A NJ to 0 clock p. NJ, and in
urgent cases applicants ringing the door DELL
will be received at any hour OF the night.
Mach Inconvenience in conductiong the bust
ness of the Directory having arisen where 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, DC
hereafter furnished from these records.
The Sanitary Commission, under special an"
thorty from the President OF the United States
maintains an extensive system OF agencies loT
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. IL
operates with equal care and generosity at ali
points--at New Orleans and at Washington, De-
lore Nicksburg and at ashville-its distributions
being governed by comparison Of the wants OF
the patients in all cases F0 ascertain the reIa-
tive character of these wants in trustworthy
manner, and to secure an equitable dlStrlouuon
and honest use of goods distributed, besides
the unpaid services of the members Of the Com
mission, twenty physicians Of high professional
and moral character and more than nifty lay
agents arc employed, under pecunlafy securities
Tor responsible and efficient service. Inc COST
of these arrangements have thus far been about
per cenum of the value of the goods distributed.
The Compassion has not been able to obtain au"
thentic evidence of losses, miscarriage or mis-"
appropriations, to the value of one dollar in ten
thousand of goods which have been once receives
At its shipping depots. The following are the
names of these depots, to which auxiliary socle-
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 Uncel
% Summer street Boston, Massachusetts.
Sanitary Commission, Branch Supply Office,
10 Third Avenue, New York.
Sanitary Commission, Branch Supply Ohces
Il south Sixth street, Philadelphia, Penna.
Sanitary Commission, Branch Supply Office,
Cincinnati Ohio.
Sanitary Commission, Branch Supply Office
Bank street, Cleveland, Ohio.
Sanitary Commission Branch Supply Omces
Chicago Illinois.
Sanitary Commission, Branch Supply Office,
Louisville, Kentucky
The Commission receives no pecuniary 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 I. STRONG, Esq,
Treasurer, So Wall street, New York.
The names of the following gentlemen, com-
mssoners Of the President Of the United States
arc pledged to the public for the economy, integ.
rity, and efficiency with which whatever is en-
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