1              Bucks County Intelligencer,  Hospital Stores for the 104th.  May 3, 1864  Page 3  Col. 4              1

 

Hospital Stores for the 104th.

MORRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA,

April 12, 1864.

Messrs. Prizer & Darlington :—In a recent number of

your paper l see the announcement of the arrival of sundry

boxes and barrels of hospital stores at Beaufort, S. C., the

contribution being from the Ladies’ Aid Society of Doyles-

town to the sick of the 104th Regiment.

On behalf of the sick of my regiment, I desire to thank

those who have generously contributed to the alleviation of

their sufferings.  Not having received an inventory of the

contents of the boxes sent, I here give the contents of two

boxes, which is all that have been received here, through the

Sanitary Commission at this Post.  15 lbs. dried crackers,

4 lbs. ginger cakes, 1 bag dried cherries, 2 bottles pickled

cabbage, 2 jars peppers, 1 jar spiced plums, 3 bottles wine,

1 bottle mustard.  1 jar pickles, 2 bottles currant syrup, 1 can

preserved pears, 20 needle books, 3 checker-boards, 3 night

caps, with an assortment of old papers and pamphlets.

Very respectfully, your obd’t. servant,

WM. T. ROBINSON, Surgeon 104th P. V.