Contributions for the Alexandria Volunteers.
Centreville, Va., Jan. 8th, 1862.
Editors Dispatch: While visiting the cities of
Richmond and
Norfolk, for a few days, during the latter part of December, I received some very handsome donations to the
Alexandria Volunteers, of the 17th Va., Regiment.
I desire to acknowledge through your paper, if you please, these, and one or two others, previously received; and, in behalf of the Alexandrians, to sincerely thank the donors:
Second Baptist Church, (
Rev. Dr. Seeley,) as follows:
P. T. White, $5;
Mr. Barnes, $2;
Mrs. Adams. $5;
Mr. Winston $5;
O. H. Chalkley, $5;
H. K. Ellyson, $30;
Mr. Moore, $5;
Mr. Armistead, $10;
Mr. Butler, $2;
Ed. Wortham, $5;
C. T. Wortham & Co., $10;
R. H. Maury & Co. $10;
Ed. W. Wade, $5;
Lewis Webb, $5;
Mr. Adams, $10;
Mr. Atkinson, $2;
L. L. Montague $2;
J. T. Gray, $2;
Thos. Jones, $10;
Alfred King $10; J. B
Wood, $5;
Jno. Wemble, $10;
J. F. Tanner $25. Total $185.00.
E. B. Spence, $5.00; West &
Johnston, 5.00;
Starke &
Cardozo, 5.00;
J. E. Burluss, 1.00;
E. B. Cook, 5.00; Van-
Lew,
Taylor & Co., 5.00;
T. R. Price, 5.00;
Mr. Richardson, 2.00; Tardy &
Williams, 3.00;
David Currie, 1.00;
S. S. Cottrell, 5.00;
Wm. Ira Smith, 10.00;
Mr. Darracott, 2.00; Miles,
Jennings & Co.,10.00;
N. C. Barton, 5.00;
Wm. A. Walters, 5.00;
A. Schall, 3.00;
M. Latouche, of
Alexandria, 10,00;
Andrew Antoni,2.00;
Marcus Harris & Bro., 5.00;
W. G. Payne, 20.00;
W. Peterson & Co., 5.00;
J. H. Montague, 2.00;
C. Gennet, 5.00;
Juan Pizzini, 1.00.
Total, $127.
Baldwin &
Williams, one dozen pairs socks; Army Committee Y. M. C. A., two dozen pairs socks and one case domestic wines.
G. W. Binford, $5.00,
George Williamson, 1.00;
J. G. Womble, 1.00;
S. R. Borum, 5.00;
Warren &
Billups, 5.00;
Dr. Granier, 5.00; Rev
James Murray, 5.00;
Foster &
Moore, 5.00;
Cincinnatus Morris, 2.00;
Wm. T. Harrison, 1.00;
Jno. A. James, 1.00;
C. W. Grandy, 5.00;
F. W. Seabury & Sons, 5.00, Lewis Dey, 2.00;
J. A. Gordon, 1.00; M. A. &
C. A. Santos, 10.00;
Cary Weston, 15.00;
J. Freeman and others, 11.00;
T. D. Toy, 4.00;
Rev. C. K. Toy, 6.00;
C. Hall, 1.00;
O. Windsor, 1.00;
Joseph Freeman.
5.00;
Dr. Tunstall 2.00;
Cash, 2.00;
Mr. Peters, 1.00;
Marshall Parks, 10.00
Capt. Williamson, 1.00;
A. G. Morton, 10.00;
C. Burruss, 1.00;
Cash, 5.00; Do., 10.00;
Thomas Smith, 2.00;
J. Umstadler, 1.00;
Misses Annie Santos and
Jennie S. Toy, (by collections,) 35.00.
Total, $182.00.
Henry T. Holladay,
Orange county, $5.00;
Thos. Scott,
Orange county, 5.00;
Mrs. J. D. Johnson,
Spotsylvania, 13 pairs of socks;
Ladies of
Warrenton, box of books.
We have, then, the handsome sum of $504 besides other valuables to the soldiery.
Our special thanks are due to
Rev. Dr. Seeley and
J. B. Wood,
Esq., of
Richmond, and to
Prof. C. Morris and
Rev. C. H. Toy, of
Norfolk, for the interest they manifested in the welfare of the Alexandrians.
