Thursday, May 26, 2011

An adjourned meeting of . . .

the finance committee for the relief of the sick and wounded soldiers was held March 1st, 1862.  Present, R. Lowrey, H. N. Powers, W. Burris, H. Sickles.  The following bills were allowed and paid:  Bill of Messrs. John L. Swits, D. S. Ture and John L. Davies, citizens’ committee, for interment of Capt. J. S. Slaymaker’s body:

Express Charges
$28.00
[Music]
$16.00
Undertaker
$9.00
Horse Hire
$1.50 -- $55.00
Luse, Lane & co., to printing of circulars
$1.00
L. G. Center, on account of services rendered
$12.00


H. LISCHER, Secretary

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Monday Morning, March 3, 1862, p. 1

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