. . . collected and made up yesterday the following enumerated articles, and forwarded the same to Keokuk this morning, for the use of the 200 wounded soldiers lying there. As further supplies will be needed, the Society proposes to send another box in a few days, and sincerely hope that contributions will be sent in, in time. Ladies in this country will doubtless send in something; especially fresh butter; much needed by the wounded. Packages left at the State House will be attended to.
The box contained the following: 10 comforters, 4 quilts, 44 sheets, 51 pillow-slips, 13 towels, 9 feather pillows, 5 night-shirts, 26 shirts, 2 bedticks, 7 pairs of drawers, 3 pounds of prunes, 3 ½ pounds of dried peaches, 3 pounds of corn starch, 7 cans of fresh peaches, 1 can of currants, 2 cans of tomatoes, 1 can of preserved apples, 1 can of quince jelly, 1 can of grapes, 1 bottle of grape juice.
The ladies are very thankful to those who conveyed the box to and across the submerged part of the City, as also to Captain Farris of the Des Moines City, who takes it to the railroad, for their cheerful and gratuitous services.
MRS. WM. DUANE WILSON, Secretary.
East Des Moines, April 22, 1862
– Published in the Daily State Register, Des Moines Iowa, Wednesday, April 23, 1862
The box contained the following: 10 comforters, 4 quilts, 44 sheets, 51 pillow-slips, 13 towels, 9 feather pillows, 5 night-shirts, 26 shirts, 2 bedticks, 7 pairs of drawers, 3 pounds of prunes, 3 ½ pounds of dried peaches, 3 pounds of corn starch, 7 cans of fresh peaches, 1 can of currants, 2 cans of tomatoes, 1 can of preserved apples, 1 can of quince jelly, 1 can of grapes, 1 bottle of grape juice.
The ladies are very thankful to those who conveyed the box to and across the submerged part of the City, as also to Captain Farris of the Des Moines City, who takes it to the railroad, for their cheerful and gratuitous services.
MRS. WM. DUANE WILSON, Secretary.
East Des Moines, April 22, 1862
– Published in the Daily State Register, Des Moines Iowa, Wednesday, April 23, 1862
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