[264] The ladies of Deerfield were always active in their good works during the war for the benefit of the soldiers. They worked at home and in the sewing-circle, held fairs and festivals to raise funds, and were constantly forwarding ‘large quantities of all kinds of clothing and other necessaries and luxuries’ to the camps and hospitals.
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[264] The ladies of Deerfield were always active in their good works during the war for the benefit of the soldiers. They worked at home and in the sewing-circle, held fairs and festivals to raise funds, and were constantly forwarding ‘large quantities of all kinds of clothing and other necessaries and luxuries’ to the camps and hospitals.
1 The return made by the selectmen in 1867 to the Legislative Committee places the amount at $2,375.00, a difference only of sixty-eight dollars and fifty-cents.
1871. E. P. DUtton and Co. Boston,.
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