American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-03-29

/ BuhUH SUBSlSIENCE NohM lEE.--li IL
was not for the fact that our Committee is
local one, and ope in which every Pitts
6urgher feels pride, we would be reluct-
ant in making this appeal to you, when
so many objects for your consideration are
daily presented to you.
Yet, when you compare the cash report,
and the amount of work performed by
our Committee, we think it will challenge
comparison with that of any-organization.
Over $780, 900 soldiers have been cared
for since August, 1861, over 10000 of
whom wese sick and wounded, and re-
ceived such care and attention as their
eases required, at the Soldiers Home
Two hundred and torty-six have had
transportation given to them Three
hundred and thirty four have been sent to
hospitals. Fifteen have died at the Home,
nine of whose bodies were sent to their
friends, and six were buried at the Gem
etry.
The removal of the depots has made it
necessary to change our Soldiers Home
from its present location TO one nearer the
new depots.
The Pennsylvania Railroad has given
us the use ofa lot of ground, corner of
Washington and Liberty streets, on
! which to erect a temporary Home. As
this Home will be needed for at least
year after the war is ended, we are com
PEELED to appeal to you once more for aid
to build the Home and carry on our
| work
BY the Treasurer's Report it will be
seen that we have only 1900 on hand,
which amount will be required to build
the home and pay some outstanding
debts. This letter is addressed to you
asking you for a contribution to oui Com
mittee
We think we cannot make better ap-
peal, or one which will show more clear
ly how the works of our Committee are
appreciated by those whom it has bene-
fitted, than the following extract from a
letter written by a Pittsburgher, who in
travelling in the ears in Massachusetts,,
met young man from New y ork, whose
brother the Committee had cared for
lie sent the following message to the Com
mittcc:
"Please give my most grateful thanks
to them for their kindness to my brother,
which, with the blessings of God, was
the means Of saving a lille so dear to the
loved ones at home, and when your noble
baud of young ladies and gentlemen grow
a little weary and disheartened in their
noble and most self denying work, and
your liberal hearted people feel as If the
claim upon them was almost too much
(if ever such thoughts do come, let them
call to mind the thauksgiyings and pray
crs which are rising from so many family
altars and grateful hearts as they think
of Pittsburgh andsts glorious Subsistence
Committee, and hold on then, in their
grand work till the end"
Persons will please seud~their contri-
buttons r.leave them with w. p. Wey-
man, No 81 SmithGeld street, Jos AL
bree, II Wood street II. NJ. Atwood,
Market street, or any member of the Com
mlttee.
CASH STATEMENT, FROM AUGUST 1851, TO MARCH 1865.
Total amount of cash received from subscrip- DIR.
tons, proceeds Of Concerts, Lectures Fairs, -
.f5I ,af9 ~
Total value of provisions donatod.......... 4Oil II
Total amount Of contributions. G1 $50 60
Or.
| ny amount expended for provisions. sil,135 10
BY amount for rent ut soldiers Home SJU 90
| By amount for furniture cooking AMI
heating furnce5, hardware, &c,
for Home. 1000 90
| BY amount fIr urulture, cooking
heating furnicul, hardware, &c. for
! CUy Hall lGOO 90
! by amount for assistance t. soldiers 3il 90
| By amonnt for huryng aud remOy-
! ing bodies of Soldiers Home. 760 90
BY amount for soldiers IN private
| Hospitals, prior to establishment
| Of U. S. Hpspital......,...........,... 476 90
| BY amount for cooks, policemen and
| labor uf all kinds for years and s
months b,5Il lU
S5I.334 40
Cash on hand..... ,2i6 Il
The average cost of feeding has been
) cents per man This includes all ex-