The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-03-29
Wednesday Morning, March 80, 1865.
To the Citizens Of Maine

SAsANo--s 0- -"N
g The Maine Freedmen's 8 Relief Society, aux.
iliary to the National Freedmen's Relief Asso-
o c,ation vyss orcr.ni.,,a5s;, -po..osh.,.1,iuo.
TN,,N-' ""9 - s~u,1ou ~ REPRESENTATIVES,
Ahall on INC @4tn Vi rep. iast. s9a le
The Executive Committee take the liberty
of stating the objects of the Society. and Of
s,nas l;,, fo, a;a &, -ho,,.,f e at, e..
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Inc objects oil the Association are:
l. To relieve the suff.rings the freedmen
their women and children. as thew coma win
in our army lines by clothing the RAGGED and
naked furnishing hospitals and medicine for
the sick; asyIums for tle orphans and shelter
for the nonseiess b \ aittino in rho ressfin, n,
hundred OF cabins.
g To aid in placing the freedmen in nosi
tons oil selI.sustenance, by procuring them
employment; furnishing agricultural imple-s
ments, and seeds suitable for the field and gar
den: giving them instruction in the best mode
ofcultiVation: and encouraging the mechanic &
by furnishing tools and stock to the carpenter,
blacksmith, and shoemaker. b - .f l5-.lI 7.
g. 10 establish and sustain schools at all
poiuts in the South. where il Il s;f9 to do az
for the education of the freedmen and their
children. Day schools for children and vonth
nightsohools for adults. industrial SCHOOLS to
5 teach ire ,voroen IN cut and ,na~a eIothes fo.
for I'M Su,h schools are in onars,ioon NSnGs ~ ~
District ot Columhia IN sontb eas,arn V;rc;-1
ia and Moroland olono+ tho tlsnt;o o,oa. . 81, %,
e Gnlf nj Mexico IN ho7b 1banss ~ nc M;ssisr
sinni river IN II Tcnis CAIRO etc
fFhe teachers are Also tba meS;r;,s Of oor
resoo1denee. de. .ienatinpthe nIaces the desti.
iute collect their numhsr md ne e~tont ~
their sufferjngs To the Sunerintendants tha
means of reIef arc consionad and hu tbon,
Nth ,ha aiJ Of ,bo feac,srS d;s,r;h,toyd .n.i tn
ont aSdjtiansI exnansa ,- "1'00 VIZ
~ fnrrisb reIisE 10 s,,fv,r;,,,, .,,,,ta ,o,o,
refugees. to The extent nj the means tnrnish.
ed for this snecific object. and mon this da-
serving class thousands of dollars have hean
exnetde6I
Beioe assured that there are ten thonsand
of freedmen in the Union arrny. who have No
bonntv for themselves or Aid 81 their Families
whose wives and other dsean ants orc ~
an utterly destitute condition snfFaring and
Joina for the uant If Sond oia,l,ir. ,aS ~
icna We nronose ne ntv o,S a,
jn,me.jjote efS,rts f,r their ralssr A,J ',ae ,aa
hasoech sll tha oood nonola ~ .bia iStata
waving ali sectarian and noli,;caI considars,
tions IN nnite in faading tbs hnngrv cIotbina
the naked and admnis1erino J. to ;be necassiI,
ties of tbe sick among Gods soec;ally sfS,ictsa
children. This do We in rememberence Of
Him VINO has said: "Inasmuch as We have
done Fl To one Of the least of these nv breth-
rem, We have done il unto me-"
All moneys contributed should be sentwith-
out DELAY to the Treasurer. Hon. Nathan g.
Hitchborp, Stite House. Augusta. I1
Any kind of cast-off clothing for men, wo,
men OF children. which one would wear for
comfort or decency, providing nothing better
could be had, is earnestly solicited. Common
school and Sabbath school books are also
wanted. 81,
Goods shonld ha dirncted IN Hon n n
Leigh, Nos. 1 6 8 Mercer Street, New York,
care of George r. Davis, Portland. w
The places from which goods are sent
should be marked on each case, barrel or pack