. The history of Penacook, , from its first settlement in 1734 up to 1900 . to soldiersat the front, but no list of the articles so sent is now obtainable. This society began work immediately, and soon forwarded thefirst barrel of comforts for the soldiers to Colonel Cross, of the 5thregiment, N. H. Vols., at Bolivar Heights, in September, barrel was sent to the same regiment in October of the MUSICAL ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER SOCIETIES. 185 same year. After this the supplies were sent to the New Hamp-shire Soldiers Aid society, at Washington, D. C. A printed circularof this soc
. The history of Penacook, , from its first settlement in 1734 up to 1900 . to soldiersat the front, but no list of the articles so sent is now obtainable. This society began work immediately, and soon forwarded thefirst barrel of comforts for the soldiers to Colonel Cross, of the 5thregiment, N. H. Vols., at Bolivar Heights, in September, barrel was sent to the same regiment in October of the MUSICAL ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER SOCIETIES. 185 same year. After this the supplies were sent to the New Hamp-shire Soldiers Aid society, at Washington, D. C. A printed circularof this society, issued from its rooms at 5 17 Seventh street, states : It is purely a charitable institution. There is no diversion of its funds from its special object. Its officers and members serve without charge, and what is sent to the society finds its way at once to the sick and wounded, unchecked and circular contained a letter signed N. G. Ordway, committeefor Merrimack county. In November and December, 1862, threelots of supplies were sent to this Mrs. H. H. Brown, President. Miss Harriet Chandler, Secretary- Treasurer. In 1863 four lots of supplies were sent to the Christian Com-mission, at No. 5 Tremont Temple, Boston. A circular of thiscommission states that its aim is the benefit of both soul andbody of the soldiers. Its agents in the field are Unpaid volun-teer delegates, ministers, and laymen, enlisted from all evangelicalchurches, and the plan was to distribute stores by these dele-gates. In 1864 the supplies from the Union Soldiers Aidsociety were again sent to the New Hampshire Soldiers Aidsociety at Washington. The last year of the war, 1865, two lotsof supplies were sent to Miss Harriet P. Dame, an army nursefrom Concord, and by her distributed. Receipts for the severallots of supplies are on file in the secretarys book, as follows: 186 HISTORY OF PENACOOK. September 29, 1862, one box received by Col. E. E. Cross, at 26, 1861,
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