In accordance with the call of the finance committee, a small number of the contributors to the Soldiers’ relief fund met at the Le Claire House. The chairman of the committee stated the object of the meeting, which was to take some action with regard to certain bills which have been presented to the finance committee for telegraphing.
Mr. Campbell stated what the bills were. – One lot consisted of expenses incurred by Mr. C. H. Eldridge, as Secretary of the former meeting, in telegraphing in reference to the whereabouts of the wounded; the other of those of the committee to bring home the remains of Capt. Slaymaker. The former amounted to about $34; the latter to about $10. These the committee had declined to pay without further instructions. An animated discussion arose as to the propriety of allowing Mr. Eldridge’s bills, a number of persons participating. It was eventually decided to sustain the committee, but to reimburse Mr. Eldridge by additional subscriptions. The claim of the other committee, it was understood, would be allowed by the finance committee. The meeting then adjourned.
– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Wednesday Morning, March 5, 1862, p. 1
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