The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-01-13
during the tiscol wear amount to sG7. n

Ipendcd by my predecessor between
the 18th of November and 11th of
lJanuaiy, and embraced in his report:
and 4S,26S n has been expended by
me since the ! lth of January. and up
to the 18th, Of November. 1864, -
There remains an uncxpended t'al.
ance of 106,B12 IS. .E' 0frI 1V Iti'
p This fund having been relieved, by
4 special appropriations last Winter,
of n number or burtlens before i'm.
Iposed npon it, the expenditures since
that time have been mainly for the
benefit and relief Of our sick and
wounded soldiers in hospital and.
field. Our regiments have been Wis.
lited b" special agents as frequently
rs 1t was practicable to do so; one
corps of military agents has been
kept full, and supplied rs freely as
possible with sanitary stores; and our
pay-agents, when not required in the
field, have been distributed among
hospitals to aid ia the care of sick
and wounded men, The services Of
every man connected with this work
deserve honorable mention. The
military agents are especially worthy
of commendation. They have hcon
attentive, faithful, laborious, and self
sacri1slng to remarkable extent -
They have devoted themselves, with
Il wonderful energy, to the onerous
duties imposed upon them. oar
soldiers do not require to he told Of
their usefulness, but it is proper the
people of the State should know the
obligations we are under to them. -
In this connection, also, l desire to
acknowledge the services of the Ohio
! Relief Association of Washington
City In all the battles OF Virginia
some Of its members have constantly
been in the field, and laboring, in
conjunction with the OHIO agency.
for the care and relief Of our mon -
The Association is composed Of cit
izcns of Ohio connected with the pub
lie departments Ithas been of great
service, aud our rpeople owe it a large
debt of gratitude. .-,.......
The detail of procuring, receiving.
and forwarding to the agencies the
sanitary stores contributed by our
people, rs well rs those purchased
from the contingent fund, was com
mitted TO the Quarter Master G en-
eral, who has laborcd with great ear
nestness and zeal IN the discharge of
this duty. lie presents you state
mcnt of his operations in a special
report. .'i'''
/ In connection with the report Of
the fund, have caused TO he pre-
pared and present you a condensed
account Of the operations of the
agencies in the way Of supplies to the
men, and the reports to me Of the
4 agents who have visited them. The
distribution of supplies by the agents
has been very prompt and satistac.
tory. No single package, | believe,
! has been lost or miscarried; while in
,, all cases immediate and pressing
need, Ohio agents have been prompt.
: ~ at the place Of suffering, AMI, in
most cases, the first to arrive. Onr
,Ipeople, through the aid societies
/: have contributed very liberally oI
supplies, and they have all been adj
vantageoasly appropriated. -.
While desire TO be fairly under
stood rs not impcaching, or desiring
to impair, the valne of either Of the
: associations laboring for the relief Of
! orr soldiers, / still adhere to the
opinion expressed to you last Winter
that more real good can he accom-.
plished, ut less expense, through tho
State agencies and our aid socities
than in any other way, While OK,
tending our own operations, have
carefully watched those of our sister
) State of Indiana; and have found
that her system merits t'le strongest
commentator. 1t is simple in its
character. A central society at the
Capital under the immediate care oil
Governor. receives all the contribn
tions from the various aid societies
within the State. These are,classided
and distributed to the several State
agents, according to the wants III their
: respective departments, who in turn
distribute them among the men. Tho
! State provides fund that aids in the
purchase of articles not, contributed
and pays the transportation. There
is no expensive machinery about it,
no waste, and no extravagance. II
!. has been objected to as being local
and selfish in its character, hut this