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  • News Article about Relief supplies--NY Times 1861

    The Woman's Central Relief Association.
    Published: September 6, 1861

    RECEIPTS OF GIFTS FOR THE ARMY.

    The Woman's Central Relief Association, No. 10 Third-avenue, Cooper Union, acknowledge the receipt of the following gifts for the use of the Army, from the 15th of August to the end of the month:

    Female Benevolent Society of Troy, Morris County, N.J. -- 33 hospital shirts, 31 drawers, 30 sheets, 64 pillow-cases, 60 flannel bandages, 49 towels, 10 handkerchiefs, 6 1/2 pounds tint. Utica -- 78 bottles wine, 72 jars jellies and preserves, 16 bottles raspberry vinegar, 2 bottles porter, 5 bottles syrup, 2 bottles catsup. Sewing Society, New-Hartford -- 14 sheets, 16 hospital shirts, 1 flannel wrapper, 13 handkerchiefs, 18 pillow-cases, 37 towels, 11 pairs socks, 16 flannel bandages, 5 miscellaneous. Mrs. G.N. Lawrence -- 4 flannel shirts. Mrs. Van Sickle -- 8 flannel bandages. Mrs. Heckscher -- 10 hospital shirts.

    Mrs. F.W.R. -- 32 drawers.

    Bay Ridge, Long Island -- 13 shirts, 22 handkerchiefs, 11 sheets, 14 pillow-cases, 13 drawers, 13 wrappers, 12 miscellaneous. Ladies' Relief Association, Cherry Valley -- 83 sheets and pillow-cases, 52 shirts and drawers, 9 pair socks, 20 handkerchiefs, 14 wrappers, 50 havelocks, 15 miscellaneous.

    Sag Harbor -- 12 flannel shirts, 6 flannel wrappers, 72 towels, 12 sheets, 48 shirts and drawers, 24 eye-shades, 12 pillow-cases, mosquito netting.

    Unknown, Brooklyn -- 12 sheets, 6 pillow-cases, 9 shirts, 1 drawer.

    Mr. Conger, Woldberg -- 3 boxes jelly and jam.

    Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island -- 39 shirts, 33 drawers, 23 handkerchiefs, 5 pillows, 2 sheets. Seneca Falls -- 1 box jellies and wines, 98 sheets and pillow-cases, 39 shirts and drawers, 27 towels, 9 pairs socks, 5 handkerchiefs, 3 wrappers, 1 pair slippers, 1 bed-tick, 5 pillow-ticks, 14 miscellaneous.

    Ladies' Association of Hastings on Helson -- 8 flannel shirts, 1 pair of drawers, cried herbs. Mrs. Henry Welles and Mrs. Y.H. Welles, Aurora -- 33 pairs drawers, 2 Arab night-gowns, old linen and bandages.

    Ladies' Association, Nassau, N.Y. -- 79 sheets and pillow-cases, 169 shirts and drawers, 18 bed-ticks, 19 pillow-ticks, 66 towels, 72 handkerchiefs, 75 pairs socks, 4 dozen castile soap, 240 packages corn-starch, 1 box vermicelli, 1 volume American Tract Society, 7 volumes Seaman's friend, 248 tracts, 2 miscellaneous.

    Mrs. R.B. Minturn -- 3 boxes books. Mrs. Campbell -- 10 hospital shirts.

    Ladies' Union Association, Society Library, New-York -- 50 bed-ticks.

    Ladies' and New-York Mills of Oneida County -- 70 shirts, 16 towels, 15 rolls batting, 68 bandages.

    Newport, Herkimser Co. -- 48 shirts and drawers, 78 sheets and pillow-cases, 43 towels, 5 handkerchiefs, 8 pairs socks, lint and bandages, 60 miscellaneous, 4 packages, dried fruit, 1 jar jelly. Mrs. F.C. Robbins, Oakland -- 43 hospital shirts, 30 pairs drawers, 7 wrappers, 42 flannel bandages. A Friend -- 27 hospital shirts, 12 drawers.

    Mrs. E. Caldwell -- 15 hospital shirts. Mrs. Forbes -- 4 flannel shirts.

    Miss R. and G. Bloede, Brooklyn --- -------.

    Ladies' Relief Association, Chittenango, Madison Co. -- 64 sheets and pillow-cases, 56 hospital shirts, 67 hospital drawers, 15 wrappers, 18 flannel bandages, 77 towels, 41 pair socks, 25 handkerchiefs, 2 pair drawers, 46 convalescent shirts, 5 miscellaneous.

    Ladies of the Several Episcopal Churches in Buffalo -- 26 wrappers, 151 shirts, 52 flannel shirts, 50 drawers, 60 handkerchiefs, 48 pairs socks, 28 sheets, 63 pillow-cases, 60 towels, 142 bandages, old linen and cotton, 6 boxes jellies, &c., jams and wines.

    Ridgefield, Conn., through F.A. Rockwell -- 1 dozen blackberry wine, 73 shirts and drawers, 98 sheets and pillow-cases.

    Rensselaerville, Albany Co. -- 22 shirts, 7 flannel shirts, 14 drawers, 37 sheets, 54 pillow-cases, 15 towels, 8 handkerchiefs, 2 pairs slippers, 10 pairs socks, 14 eye-shades, 7 wrappers, 12 pillow-cases, 7 bottles wine, 8 dried fruit, 1 jar jelly, 36 miscellaneous.

    Miss Helen Smith, Sharon, Conn. -- 19 sheets and pillow-cases, 35 shirts and drawers. Aurora -- 12 flannel shirts, 1 package lint.

    Niagara Falls -- 153 shirts and drawers, 204 sheets and pillow-cases, 20 handkerchiefs, 6 pairs socks, 170 towels, 2 boxes edibles, 2 bags dried apples, 10 packages corn starch, &c., 3 pounds castile soap, 3 pairs slippers, wine, brandy, preserves, whisky, &c.

    Soldiers' Aid Society, Rye & Portchester -- 154 hospital shirts and drawers, 10 flannel drawers, 18 flannel shirts, 85 handkerchiefs, 30 Havelocks, 38 sheets, Church journals, 6 miscellaneous.

    Mrs. Mary Parrot, Cold Spring, N.Y. -- 17 shirts, 8 pairs drawers, 3 Havelocks, old linen.

    Mrs. Turninell -- 13 hospital shirts.

    Soldiers' Aid Society, Rye & Portchester -- 25 jars current jelly, 1 box jelly, 2 jars tamarinds.

    Morris, Otsego County -- 20 flannel shirts, 12 hospital shirts and drawers, 11 pairs socks.

    Relief Association, Orange, N.J. -- 157 sheets and pillow-cases, 60 hospital shirts and drawers, 10 flannel bandages, 18 shirts, 1 box jelly.

    Ladies' Aid Society, Little Falls, Jerkimer County, N.Y. -- 76 sheets and pillow-cases, 45 shirts and drawers, 8 towels, 16 handkerchiefs, 10 wrappers, 12 eye shade's, 8 slippers, 23 pairs socks, 6 miscellaneous.

    Ladies' Patriotic Society, South Norwalk, Conn. -- 23 hospital shirts, 18 pairs drawers, 20 sheets and pillow-cases, 26 towels, 14 flannel shirts, 3 pairs socks, 1 coffee-pot, a pound of tea.

    Trumansburgh, Tompkins County, N.Y. -- 29 shirts, 29 pillow-cases, 7 wrappers, 37 pairs drawers, 10 pairs socks, 151 towels, 3 quarts jelly, 58 pounds dried fruit, 1/2 barrel oil-meal for poultices. Glen Cove -- 32 hospital shirts and drawers, 19 sheets, 22 towels, 7 flannel shirts, 5 pairs socks, 27 Havelocks, 12 handkerchiefs. Palmyra, Mrs. M.H. Flower -- 13 shirts, 11 drawers, 6 wrappers, 14 pairs socks, 4 sheets, 6 handkerchiefs, 4 pairs slippers, 4 packages corn starch, &c., 2 jars jelly, 2 dried fruits.

    Ladies' Equinnock Aid Society, Wayne County, Penn. -- 16 pairs hospital drawers. Box unknown from whence -- 6 shirts, 4 drawers, 11 wrappers, 13 bedticks, 6 pillow-cases, 51 pillow-ticks, 2 bandages.

    King's Ferry, Cayuga Co. -- 12 shirts. West Schuyler -- 21 bedticks, 21 pillow-cases, 41 sheets and pillow-cases, 72 towels, 33 shirts and drawers, 14 handkerchiefs, 15 socks, 144 compress bandages and lint, 2 bed-quilts, dried fruits.

    Miss Higgins -- 12 flannel bandages. Ladies' Patriotic Relief Association, Eighth Ward, Brooklyn -- 70 Havelocks. Enfield,

    Tompkins Co. -- 38 sheets, 45 pillow-cases, 7 drawers, 11 socks, jelly, jam, old linen.

    Mrs. A.H. Jr. -- 10 hospital shirts.

    Relief Association, Greene, Chenango Co. -- 38 sheets, 58 pillow-cases, 29 wrappers, 42 towels, 23 handkerchiefs, 23 socks, 142 shirts and drawers, 17 miscellaneous.

    Ladies of East Varick, Seneca Co. -- 5 hospital shirts, 22 towels, 46 pillow-cases, 2 handkerchiefs, 5 shirts, 1 bag crackers, 10 packages corn-starch, 5 packages soap, dried fruit, 7 miscellaneous.

    Mrs. A.M. Bruen, Scarsdale -- 42 flannel shirts, 12 cans jelly.

    Groton, N.Y. -- 54 shirts and drawers, 62 sheets and pillow-cases, 5 socks, 26 towels, 6 packages dried fruit, 5 jars preserves, tea, sugar, crackers and miscellaneous.

    Mrs. Dunning, Washington-square -- 1 barrel oatmeal.

    Young People of Grand Haven, Mich. -- 26 shirts and drawers, 6 wrappers, 4 slippers, 21 sheets and pillow-cases, 3 towels, 501 yards bandages, 8 miscellaneous.

    Pleasant Valley, Dutchess Co. -- 106 towels, 98 Havelocks,

    Baptist Sewing Society, Summer Hill -- 33 sheets and pillow-cases, 18 pillow-ticks, 47 towels, 15 socks, 18 shirts and drawers, 1 wrapper, bandages tape.

    Methodist Society, Groton City -- 14 sheets and pillow-cases, 3 shirts, 15 towels, 1 pair slippers, 34 bandages, 1 box lint, 2 quilts, dried fruit, &c. Clinton-street, Brooklyn -- 6 shirts and drawers, 4 socks, 9 handkerchiefs and old linen.

    Elizabeth, N.J. -- 24 wrappers, 31 shirts, 51 drawers, 76 sheets and pillow-cases, 34 towels, 42 handkerchiefs, 36 slippers.

    Cranberry Creek, Fulton Co. -- 18 shirts and drawers, 15 sheets and pillow-cases, 10 socks, 4 wrappers, 2 bed-ticks, 81 Havelocks, 1 pillow-tick, 7 miscellaneous.

    Cotuit Port, Mass. -- 95 hospital shirts.

    Morristown, St. Lawrence Co. -- 25 shirts, 24 drawers, 16 sheets and pillow-cases, 6 wrappers, 2 socks,

    Putnam's Magazine, Albion, books, &c. Ladies' Relief Society, Thirtieth-street Methodist Church, New-York -- 12 hospital shirts, 18 flannel drawers.

    Julia L. James, Cold Spring, N.V. -- 1 box old linen.

    Mrs. E.M. Clark, Niagara Falls -5 bottles wine, 2 bottles pickles, 2 jars jelly, 2 packages corn starch, 4 towels. Mrs. S.B. Smith, Brooklyn -- 12 mosquito bars.

    Nineteenth-street Synagogue, New-York -- 11 sheets and pillow-cases, 18 hospital shirts and drawers, 18 socks, 12 towels.

    Ladies of Bernville, N.Y. -- 10 wrappers, 31 shirts and drawers, 12 socks, 21 towels, 10 compresses, 5 pounds lint, 33 rolls adhesive plaster, 174 bandages, 2 packages corn starch.

    Delhi, Delaware Co., N.Y. -- 43 shirts and drawers, 21 wrappers, 40 sheets and pillow-cases, 1 bag barley, 3 miscellaneous.

    Meredith, Delaware Co. -- 72 shirts and drawers, 31 sheets and pillow-cases, 31 towels, 2 wrappers, 4 bed-ticks, 8 pillow-ticks, 4 socks.

    Mrs. Robbins and Mrs. Richard -- 20 flannel bandages, 2 packages lint, tracts, &c. Girls' Ward School No. 52, Tubby Hook -- 7 hospital drawers, 10 hospital shirts.

    Genesee County, N.Y. -- 66 sheets, 82 pillow-cases, 12 hospital shirts, 60 convalescent shirts, 4 socks, 55 towels, 3 handkerchiefs, linen bandages, 4 flannel shirts, 6 1/2 yards flannel, 5 wrappers, 10 miscellaneous, 2 papers groats, 15 jars jelly, 3 books, 5 bottles syrup, 4 pounds castile soap, dried fruit.

    Canaan Four Corners -- 62 sheets and pillow-cases, 35 shirts and drawers, 10 Havelocks, 23 towels, old linen, 7 bags herbs and dried leaves. A Friend -- 6 hospital shirts, 8 pillow-cases.

    Mrs. Barrington, New-York -- 14 hospital drawers, 3 wrappers, old linen. A Friend -- 6 Havelocks. Mr. Theodore Roosevelt, New-York -- 6 Havelocks, 38 handkerchiefs.

    A Lady, through Mr. Wm. Hicks -- 87 handkerchiefs, 5 towels.

    Miss B.E. Devey -- 6 hospital drawers, 6 hospital shirts, 1 box linen and lint. From Amsterdam -- 1 barrel, with 26 towels, 29 pillow-cases, 12 sheets, bandages and old linen. A Friend -- 6 hospital shirts, 1 package lint.
    Your Humble Servant,
    Sean R. Otis
    124th NYSV Co. A "Orange Blossoms"
    MIDDLESEX LODGE F. & A.M.

    In Memorium: Harvey Otis, Jr. — 156th NYSV Co. A .
    Killed in action, September 19, 1864,
    at Winchester, VA. Aged 26 years.

    Member of the "Hard Sauce" Mess
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