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of their sufferings; one of whom was Mrs. Harrison Gray Otis, and the other Miss Abby W. May. MMrs. Harrison Gray Otis was the daughter of a Boston merchant, William H. Boardman, Esq., who was lat drew about her the good as well as great, Mrs. Otis has held a place in society unrivalled in heess to her labors. To the perseverance of Mrs. Otis we are indebted for the crowning contributio was also chiefly to the untiring efforts of Mrs. Otis, which commenced about 1850, that the birthd At the commencement of the late civil war, Mrs. Otis, consistently with the previous acts of her ican soldiers, sailors, and their families. Mrs. Otis was invited by the city authorities to take voluntary contributions of goods and money. Mrs. Otis gave her personal superintendence to every t which have been received and distributed by Mrs. Otis may be derived from the fact, that five thoubut a single article in the enumeration. Mrs. Otis's report to the Donation Committee of the Ci[2 more...]