Year: 1865

DR. BELLOWS TO THE NEVADA BRANCH
SANITARY COMMISSION Following is an ex.
tract from a letter addressed by DR.. Bellows,
President of the National Sanitary Commis
siou, to Almarin B. Paul, President of the
Nevada Branch, under date of New York,
July 2sth:


In telegram seat 10 California three davs
ago, gave our friends aud constituents on the
Pacific coast, welcome notice that the Sanitary
Commission no longer required the continuance
OF their energetic support. Its work is now
essentially done. When it has received into
the treasury the money already collected for
ii, 10 your Branch and other Brauches, it will
have enough to close up Its work of mercy.
1t may take year to finish all the details of
It's enterprise, and TO report finally to its ben.
efactors, the history of lis doings But it will
need to call no longer those unfaiing springs
of love and bounty which have fed its labors
for four years past. You are hereby author.
lied to disband the Nevada Branch of U. S.
Sanitary Commission and to consider its labors
at end. We beg you to call in and forward to
US, all moneys already collected 4. to furnish us
at an early moment with as complete report
OF what has been done in your Territory and
State from first to last, for the soldiers. as you
can, distinguishing what has been sent through
other channels from what has gone through
our hands. We wish in our final report (which
will be large volumne,) to do full Justice to
Nevada, and you cannot be too prompt nor
too careful in furnishing a full report of all
that has been done in your region


1t is also our earnest desire to collect all
the records and books that have been used in
our Branches, into common and permanent
place OF safe keeping, probably in fire proof
building at Washington where they NAV be
consulted, and gratefully referred TO by com
Ing generations in testimony Of what the COM
mon people of America did, in the critical
days OF the Nations life aud death struggle.
10 attest their patriotic devotion and their
sympathy with the brave men who fought the
terrible battles of Union and Liberty. After
your archives have no further local use. will
you consign them to the care of the Central
Board of the U. S. Sanitary Commission at
Washington


1t is impossible to write without emotion,
this letter dsmissing the Nevada branch from
further notice. | have had occasion to make
so many and snch successful appeals to vour
patriotism a0d you have so steadily and gen.
erously met all the demands of our perisbipc
soldiers. often anticipating them with eager
beni6cence. that | feel that we are parting
with very dear and noble constituency. in
surreDdering all further claims upon your
money, time and zeal. Your silver bars early
10 the war threw a splendid tribute into our
needy Treasury and attracted the admiring
notice of other mining communities, who emu
lated your shining example as well as they
could. We do not forget the wonderful bar
that the operatives of the Gould & Curry mine
sent US.


Will you give 10 each and every one of the
county societies, and to each and every ind
vidnal contributor to the fund. the grateful ac-
knowedgement of the sick and wounded sol
diers, and of their families. and of their fami-
lies, and of the country at large. Your chari-
ty has been carefully administered, and bas
saved many lives, soothed many dying beds.
and helped TO give the victory to our National
cause.


| remember my short visit among you last
year with great pleasure. 1t taught me at
what sacrifices your work was done and how
truly patriotic and humane your people were