[416] soldiers, and which was afterwards repaid by the Commonwealth, was as follows: In 1861, $603.39; in 1862, $2,237.29; in 1863, $3,056.32; in 1864, $2,677.95; in 1865, $1,546.12. Total amount, $10,121.07. The Ladies' Soldiers-Aid Society raised by fairs and other means two thousand four hundred and fifty-four dollars and fifty-one cents, which was expended in the purchase of material to be made into under-garments for the soldiers, and for lint, bandages, and other articles for the sick and wounded in hospitals. Twenty-one boxes and eight barrels were sent to hospitals near Washington, ten boxes and six barrels to Alexandria, Va., and other parcels to other places.
[416] soldiers, and which was afterwards repaid by the Commonwealth, was as follows: In 1861, $603.39; in 1862, $2,237.29; in 1863, $3,056.32; in 1864, $2,677.95; in 1865, $1,546.12. Total amount, $10,121.07. The Ladies' Soldiers-Aid Society raised by fairs and other means two thousand four hundred and fifty-four dollars and fifty-one cents, which was expended in the purchase of material to be made into under-garments for the soldiers, and for lint, bandages, and other articles for the sick and wounded in hospitals. Twenty-one boxes and eight barrels were sent to hospitals near Washington, ten boxes and six barrels to Alexandria, Va., and other parcels to other places.
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