Class >^ C^ I Book,U5y REPORT n6 CINCINNATI BRANCH ^^^ St- ^. ^Httitarj Ccmmbsiott Decenibei' 1, 1861, to December 1, 1864, THREE YEARS, PRINTED BY ORDER OF CINCINNATI BRANCH U. S. SANITARY COMMISSION. 18 6 5. Rooms of the Cincinnati Branch U. S. Sanitary Com., l Cincinnati, January 1, 1865. I Resolutions containing the action of the Commission in ^reference to the following report, viz.: November 17, 1864: Resolved^ That the Executive Commitiee prepare a report of the Receipts and Disbursements of our Commission, from its organization to the present time, suitable for publication. Adopted. December 20, 1864. — The Executive Committee presented a report in accord- ance with the above resolution, which was adopted and ordered to be printed. December 29, 1864: Resolved, That the President be instructed to request the Chamber of Com- merce to appoint a Committee to examine the foregoing report 1)efore juibli- cation. Adopted. CORRESPONDENCE. Cincinnati Branch U. S. Sanitary Commission, "I Cincinnati, December 20, 1864. / Geo. F. Davis, Esq., President of Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce: Dear Sir : We have prepared for publication a financial report, which, be- fore it is given to the public, we desire shall be verified by a committee from the Chamber of Commerce. Will you have the kindness, at your earliest convenience, to appoint such committee, and oblige, Yours truly, K. W. BURNET, President. Merchants' Exchange, Cincinnati, 1 Chamber of Commerce, Dec. 30, 1864. / R. W. Burnet, Esq., President Cincinnati Branch U. S. Sanitary Commission: Bear Sir: Your favor of this da*le is to hand, requesting the appointment of a committee from the Chamber of Commerce to examine the financial report of your Commission before it is given to the public. I take pleasure in complying with your request, and have appointed for the purpose, Messrs. Adolph Wood, J. W. Sibley and H. Morris Johnston. Yours truly, GEO. F. DAVIS, President. REPORT OF COMMITTEE OF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. To the Board of Officers of the Chamber of Commerce, Cincinnati, 0.: Gentlemen : The undersigned, a committee from tlie Chamber, appointed to examine into and report upon the financial operations of the Cincinnati Branch of the U. S. Sanitary Commission, by invitation of that body, beg leave to report as follows : "We have made a reasonably thorough examination, to us a jperfectly satisfactory investigation, of the books and ac- counts of the Commission, which was much facilitated by the simplicity and precision of the system they have adopted in keeping them, from which we deduce the following facts: In the three years, between the first of December, 1861, and the first of December, 1864, they have expended in the purchase of Sanitary Supplies, in the support of the Sol- diers' Home in this city, and other aid extended to sick and wounded soldiers, the sum of $223,975 38 And have distributed supplies donated, amount- ing, at a strictly fair and moderate valua- tion, to ' 856,000 00 Total $1,079,975 38 Of the first sum, in the distribution of these stores, they have expended in the same time, three years, for a secretary to keep the accounts and attend to the correspondence (arti- cles donated being acknowledged in detail), laborers to un- pack, assort and repack in condition for shipment, the boxes, barrels and bundles of the various articles donated; dray- age to and from their storehouse, and for freight to Cincin- nati, and from Cincinnati to the points of distribution, eighteen thousand one hundred and forty-seven dollars and thirty-six cents ($18,147 86), or one and Q^-lQOth jper cent, of the whole amount. In other words, it has cost but little over one cent and a half on each one dollars worth of siqyplies, to convey to and place in the hands of soldiers, the munificent gift of the people of one million and seventy-nine thousand 6 , nine hundred and seventy-five dollars and thirty-eight cents (P,079,975 38). On the first day of December, 1864, there remained in the treasury ninety-six thousand two hundred and forty-six dollars and 20 cents ($96,246 20), invested in United States securities, upon which they realize as they have need, obtain- ing the benefit of the interest meanwhile, which, up to the time of making the report, exceeds all the expenses of the husi-. ncssfrom the comynencement. These securities were exhibited to us by their treasurer, the First I^Tational Bank, by order of the Executive Committee, who have furnished us with every facility at their command,' in the pursuit of our inves- tigation. This Commission reports to no other, and the members are not directly responsible to any, except the people, for the manner in which their business is transacted. So great has been the confidence of those whose trusts they were administering, that no question has been raised as to the propriety of their management, and no investiga- tion has been thought necessary until asked for by them- selves. The high character for integrity and business ability of the gentlemen composing the Commission, gave promise that the work which they had voluntarily undertaken, without hope of pecuniary reward, would be well performed. How well that hope has been sustained, let the above figures testify. Certainly their labors have resulted in a more thor- ough and direct appropriation of the means furnished for this great charity, to their proper object, than any had rea son to expect. To them be the honor of applying so completely and so well what our people have so cheerfully given to relieve the sufferings of the brave defenders of Liberty and Union. Respectfully, your obedient servants, ADOLPII WOOD, J. W. SIBLEY, H. MORRIS JOHNSTON", Committee from the Chamber of Commerce. Cincinnati, December 31, 1864. FINANCIAL REPORT CINCINNATI BRANCH UNITED STATES SANITARY COMMISSION, Frottt December 1, 1861, to December 1, 1864, The Executive Committee of tlie Cincinnati Branch of the United States Sanitary Commission, to whom was as- signed the duty of preparing for publication a statement of its financial condition, respectfully submit the following report : Total Cash Receipts and Expenditures. December, 1861, to December, 1864 (received) |320,22l 53 " " " " (expended) 223,976 38 The work involving the expenditure of the sum stated above,will be exhibited in detail in the accompanying tables. It may be described as consisting mainly in the chartering and fitting out of hospital steamers and cars for the purpose of conveying relief to the wounded and sick at various camps and battle-fields, as Fort Donaldson, Pittsburg Landing, jS'ashville, Chattanooga, Memphis, Yicksburg, etc., and as- sisting in transporting them comfortably to the nearest hos- pitals ; in the purchase of medicines and other articles not fur- nished by the Aid Societies, or not furnished by them in quan- tities commensurate with the demand; in maintaining a cen- tral depot, with the requisite clerks, porters and laborers, for receiving, assorting, repacking and forwarding sanitary stores ; and in the maintenance of a Soldiers' Home. The details of the cash receipts and disbursements will be exhibited in table " A." V 8 The total amount of Sanitary Stores distributed by tlie Branch, will be exhibited in table "B," which includes all articles purchased, as well as those contributed by the Aid Societies. We have to exclude from this exhibit a great many packages sent to us to be forwarded to particular reg- iments, companies and individuals designated by the do- nors, the contents of which were not known ; as also a large amount of miscellaneous articles of which no record has been kept, such as Bibles, Testaments, books and pamph- lets, pencils, pens and penholders, letter paper, envelopes, etc. The conciseness of a financial report will not permit us to enlarge upon that part of the Commission's work usually denominated " Special Relief." A few items in this depart- ment are given, viz.: the amounts expended upon "Hos- pital Steamers and Cars," upon the " Home," and for " Trans- portation of Destitute Soldiers to their Homes." The aid furnished in fitting up hospitals and providing nvirses and cooks; in procuring proper food and accommodations for the Squirrel Hunters and others who came by thousands to defend our city in times of threatened invasion ; the eiforts to procure a suitable resting place for the honored remains of the brave men who had returned, sick or wounded, from the battle-field to die, and which, with the generous assistance of the State legislature, and the Directors of Spring Grove Cemeter}^ resulted in the appropriation for that purpose of one of the most beautiful portions of our beautiful " City of the Dead;" and, other important labors, however pleasant it may be for us to dwell upon them, can not be noticed at length here. A careful estimate of the value of articles distributed by this Branch, at prices far below what they would now cost, gives the following result, viz.: Value of Contributions (estimated) $856,500 00 " of Turcbases 181,500 00 \ Total $1,038,000 00 Those who feel a desire to know the relation which the above sum bears to the cost of getting that which it rep- resents to the soldiers, can gratify that desire by comparing 9 with it the sum of the items in table " A," which embrace what is properly called the expenses of the Branch, viz.: Salaries, etc $6,962 57 Freights, etc 4,978 36 Printing, etc. 987 23 Drajage, etc 2,723 78 Sundries 1,678 86 Washing, etc 816 56 118,147 36 The percentage will be found to be a little below one and three-quarters per cent. A statement of the " Disbursements on account of the Soldiers' Home," will be exhibited in table " C." The cost of maintaining this valuable institution, the first of its kind, as your committee believe, in our land, became, very soon after its establishment, too great for our then restricted means. Application was made to the Government for help, which was granted with a liberality which is shown in the amounts credited to the quartermaster's and commissary's departments in the statement. It has been, for a greater or less time, the comfortable home of 94,557 soldiers, furnish- ing them 442,375 meals, and, with its doors open at all hows to all soldiers, it stands this day in our midst a monument of the solicitude of a benign government, and the love of a generous people for their brave defenders. The value of the work accomplished would be greatly enhanced, could we estimate the services rendered gratuit- ously by the quartermaster's department in transportation, by the Western Union Telegraph Company, the Express companies, steamboats and railroads, by the Board of Trus- tees of our public schools, who have furnished the rooms occupied since our organization as an office and a depot, and by those noble men who came forward promptly, when vol- unteers were called for, to go as surgeons and nurses on the hospital steamers. In closing this report, we would, in simple justice to the members of the Cincinnati Branch, say, that in all the ardu- ous labors performed by them, involving fatigue and expo- to sure, and often days and weeks of absence from their homes and business, they have neither sought nor received the shghtest pecuniary compensation ; and now, at the close of the third year, they are working cordially and harmoniously with all other agencies which are endeavoring in any way to serve the soldiers of the Union. R. W. BUliNET, THOS. G. ODIOENE, CHAS. F. WILSTACH, Executive Committee. 11 / / SI / ~ "Z' / 0) / p. H / / " •< o o / ^ ^ ^ <- '• r^ w. 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C 5 • o go S'p ft! ill i of Medicin ! of 3 sets of ;tanooga Rai Agents, CI g stores, shi] u Receipts a tatiou of des Bulletins, R and Express for Postage, elUneous ex f Hospital S 5 B 3: erks, I nd Sh titute eports i hire., Statioi penses teamb §.^.2" s. w to J» M ^ ' to ►f^ Ci CO •--• to o ooo t^ _n to Ol 1.T 'J3 to'o O '•-' V to >«>■ OH- -J -J ^ to OO rf*.-J o o f-f •"* C5 en c o to Ji to 00 W -J CS CO to 00 to en to cc eo> 00 » CO 00 *T to C> CO Ol O CO 00 z> 00 * ■^ - +» f-' o CO " -" o ■~' o ~f I Table B AGGREGATE RECEIPTS Of the Cincinnati Branch of the United States Sanitary Commission, from December 1st, 1861, to December 1st, 1864. Arm Slings, 2,885. Alum, pulverized, 3 pounds. Arrow Root, 3 pounds. Ale, 10 brls., 14 half brls., 12 kegs, 2,592 bottles. Apples, green, 1,373 bushels. Apple Butter, 32 brls., 48 half brls., 104 kegs, 9 boxes, IIG crocks, cans and jars. Agricultural Implements, 25. Bl.inkcts, 5,974. Bedticks, 9,098. Bed Gowns, 369. Boots and Shoes, 1,150 pairs. Bags, 995. Basters, 61. Bedsteads, Cots, etc., 732. Iron Bedsteads, 100. Bed Pans, 244. Bowls, drinking, 3,019. Brushes, 305. Beets, 89^ bushels. Beans, 35^ bushels. Butter, 10,117 pounds. Bread, 2,045 loaves. Barley, pearl, 8,689 pounds. Buckets, 360. Bowls, wash, 516. Beef, dried, 9,798| pounds. Blacking, 15 boxes. Brooms, 83. Blackberry Root, 137 pounds. Blackberry Syrup, 3 bbls., 12 kegs and 2 half brls. Comforts, 13,838. Cushions, 21,728. Coats, 2,872. Crutches, 1,100. Combs, 4,267. Carrots, 6 bushels. Cabbage, green, 6 hhds., 10 brls., 181 busliels and 497 heads. Candles, 118 pounds. Crackers, 112,046 pounds. Codfish, 5,460 pounds. Cups and Saucers, 270. Canteens, 28. Cinnamon, 25 pounds. Cocoa, 407 pounds. Cliocolate, 312 pounds. Coffins, 72. Chambers, 344. Cologne, 77 bottles and 1 gallon. Chairs, 341. Coflfee, 1,133 pounds. Chickens, dressed and live, 2,659. Citric Acid, 20 bottles. Corn Meal, 10,469 pounds. Coffee Mugs, 402. Cheese, 1,606 pounds. Corn, pai'ched, 504 pounds. Corn, dried, 757i pounds. Cigars, 3 boxes. Candlesticks, 72. Cakes, 2,554 pounds. Corn Starch, 7,177 pounds. Collars, 53. Coffee Pots, 87. Condensed Milk, 61,761 cans. Cranberries, fresh, 1 brl. Catsup, 3 brls, 4 half brls, 9 jugs, 2 kegs, 1,134 bottles. Hospital Car Trucks, 3 sets. Cabbage in currie, 12 brls., 376 half brls. Checker Boards, 31. Currant Wine, 2 kegs. Drawers, 45,426 pairs. Dressing Gowns, 3,742. Dried Fruit, 232,000 pounds Dishes, 90. Dippers, 49. Desks, 3. Drinking Tubes, 108. Eggs, 15,213 dozen. ' Egg Beaters, 4. Envelopes. 26,800. Eye Shades, 1,832. Fruits, 70,835 cans, jars, etc. Flour, 2 brls. Fish, white, 7 brls. and 1 keg. Flaxseed, 209 pounds. 13 Faucets, 24. Fans, 10,214. Feeders, 180. Flat-irons, 6. Finger-stalls, 598. Foot-warmers, 6. Farina, 12,946 pounds. Fruit Saucers, 288. Funnels, 2. Fly-brushes, 171 Groceries, sundries, 2,700 pounds. Green Corn, 3 sacks. Groats, 100 pounds. Gastrions, 3 pounds. Grapes, 180 boxes and 2 half boxes. Ginger, dry, 4 cans and 2,239 pkgs. Ginger, Essence of Jamaica, 16 bottles. Gooseberries, ripe, 9 bushels. Graters, 22. Garden Seeds, 20 boxes. Gridirons, 4. Handkerchiefs, 64,082. Hats and Caps, 1,084. Housewives, 2,603. Hams, 686. Haversacks, 18. Hops, 552 pounds. Herbs, 227 packages and 47^ pounds. Hatchets, 16. Herrings, 22 boxes. Hominy, 755 pounds. Honey, 9 cans and 2 bottles. Havelocks, 319. Horseradish, 1 keg, 1 sack, 63 jars and 228 bottles. Head Covers, 13. Ice, 81 tons. Ice-cream Freezers, 2. Knives and Forks, 1,208. Kettles, 18. Lard Oil, 2 kegs and 1 can. Lanterns, 128. Lumber, 14,500 feet. Lemons, 131 boxes and 83 dozen. Liquorice, 6 pounds. Lemon, extract of, 120 jars. Lemon Syrup, 141 bottles. Linseed Oil, 1 keg. Lobsters, 26 cans. Lard, 41 pounds. Ladles, 2. Meats, 4,165 cans. Mittens, 5,260 pairs. McLean's Pills, 6 boxes. Mineral Plant, 250 boxes. Milk, 129 gallons. Mattre'ses, 472, Melons, 7. Mustard, 894 boxes, 13 pounds and 102 bottles. Mops, 78. Macaroni, 3 boxes. Molasses, 4 half bbls, 8 kegs, 15 cans, 15 jugs, 13 bottles and 63 gallons. Mugs, 200. Musketo Bars, 1,758. Mess Pans, 28. Mutton Tallow, 99 cans and 5 J pounds. Mustard Seed, 20 pounds. Neck Ties, 903. Napkins, 1,359. Nuts, walnuts, 6 bushels. Nails, 1,350 pounds. Night Caps, 153. Nutmegs, 13 pounds. Nuts, hickory, 19 bushels. Oat Meal, 495 pounds. Oranges, 23^ boxes. Oysters, 1,310 cans. Oakum, 6 packages. Onions, 10,888 bushels. Pillows, 26,137. Pillow Cases, 71,419. Pants, 2,939 pairs. Pin-cushions, 8,916. Pigs' Feet, 29 kegs. Pepper, 427 packages, 60^ pounds, 1,160 papers. Parsneps, 16^ bushels. Pretzels, 282. Prunes, 280 pounds. Porter, 36 dozen. Peppers, 6 bottles and 6 jars. Potatoes, 27,435J bushels. Peaches, ripe, 24 bushels. Pie Plant, 56 pounds. Pepper Sauce, 106 bottles. Puzzles 6 Pickles,' 662 brls., 312 half brls., 472 kegs, 6 firkins, 11 crocks, 77 bottles, 708 cans and jars. Portable Lemonade, 300 can» Paper, writing, 232 reams. Rice, 921 pounds. Raisins, 19 boxes. Rags, Bandages and Lint, 54,222 pounds. Shawls, 54. Spit Cups, 1,125. Slippers, 6,549 pairs. Sheets, 87,677. Socks, 47,691 pairs. Shirts, 99,127. Strainers, 20. Slippery Elm Flour, 2 packages. Shoulders, pork, 556 pounds. Strawberries, 24 boxes. Sardines, 23 boxes. Sausages, 375 pounds. Spittoons, 292. Straw, 79 bales. Sponges, 15 packages. 14 Scissors, 24 pairs. Stretchers, 16. Stone Jugs, 612. Sage, 9'Jl pounds. Soap, 3,500 pounds, 1,017 cakes, 168 bars and 6 boxes. Spoons, table and tea, 2,028. Sugar, 5,578i pounds. Shovels, 6. Spices, 6 boxes,67 pkgs, and 15 pounds. Skimmers, 14. Suspenders, 540 pairs. Salt, 1 brl. and 404 pounds. Sticking Salve, 6 boxes and 11 rolls. Sauscepans, 60. Sour Krout, 851 brls., 189 half brls., 8 kegs and 5 jars. Starch, 0,459 pounds. Solitaire Boards, 22. Towels, 61,220. Tin Cups, 2,341. Tincture of Blackberry Root, 5 gallons. Turnips, 87 bushels. Tamarinds, 6 jars. Thumb-stalls, 22. Tin Plates, 1,062. Tinware, assorted, 2 boxes. Tongues, dried, 717. Toast, dry, 26 brls. and 1,528 pounds. Tumblers, 762. Tea, 1,479^ pounds. Tables, 84." Teapots, 33. Tapioca, 34 pounds. Tobacco, 2,512 papers, 8^ boxes, 477 pounds and 3 brls. Thread, patent, 32 pounds. Tomatoes, ripe, 3J bushels. Turkeys, live and dressed, 29. Tomatoes, cans, 1,200. Urinals, 125. Vests, 529. Vermicelli, 70 pounds. Vinegar, 19 brls, 3 kegs, 4 jugs and 10 bottles. Wines, Liquors and Cordials, 26,592 bottles. Wash Stands, 100. White Lead. 1 keg. Whitewash Brushes, 24. Yeast Powders, 20 pounds. Yeast Cakes, 26 pounds. 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