File:Letter of the Central Finance Committee of the Mississippi Valley Sanitary Fair, St. Louis, Mo., to "Mayors of divers Cities," March 2, 1864.jpg
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English: States that St. Louis has undertaken to hold a Sanitary Fair on Tuesday, May 17 called the Mississippi Valley fair, and asks for contributions.
Transcription: Mississippi Valley Sanitary Fair St. Louis Mo March 2. 1864 To All the Honorables, the Mayors of divers cities. The officers of other Municipalities & Corporations. The Various Churches, Sabbath Schools, benevolent & other organizations. All the Postmasters in various localities, in the United States of America. Sirs You are ere this no doubt informed that the citizens of St Louis in imitation of laudable examples from other cities, & under the prompting of a desire to promote kind & charitable acts towards the soldiers exposed in the field or hospitals, have undertaken to promote & hold a “Sanitary Fair” beginning on Tuesday, the 17th of May next, under the name of the “Mississippi Valley Sanitary Fair-.” Among other Committees for this good object, a “Central Finance Committee” has been appointed, which the undersigned have the honor to represent. As the style of this Committee indicates, its duties are to promote the finances, to assist in procuring means for the inauguration & support of the “Mississippi Valley Sanitary Fair.” In order to insure the most extensive co-operation, it has been deemed proper to appeal to you for your assistance. You are hereby requested to have Committees formed in your locality to make & forward collections to Saml Copp Jr- Treasurer of Central Finance Committee of The Mississippi Valley Sanitary Fair, St Louis, Mo The American, United States, & Adams Express Co’s, have kindly offered to transmit funds for this object free of charge. We shall appreciate every sum large or small It is the cause of our Common Country, of universal constitutional liberty, of the glorious Union, of its noble defenders, bleeding & suffering on the Battlefield, in camps or hospitals_which_fellow citizen’s appeals to you. The work we have taken in hand is yours—is our cause alike— We rely on your patriotism & sense of charity. & forbear the use of more or of many words in soliciting your assistance. Every donor is requested to send exact name & address, so that the proper credit may be given & published. Earnestly soliciting your immediate action. We remain Your Obedient Servants. Wm M. Morrison James Richardson Samuel R. Filley W A Hargadine John P. Camp Sylvester H. Laflin Isaac Rosenfeld J E. D. Jones. James P. Fiske. Morris Collins C.J. Richardson W. H. [word unclear] W B [word unclear] E Wider Theophile Papin Robt Treamer Charles Speck Aug. [word unclear] James S. Thomas Edwd C Pike [word unclear] Busch Chasf.[?] Meyer H. C. Creveling Charles Stern T Truman Woodruff Morris J. Lippman Saml Copp Jr E. W. Fox secy Prst[?] Chairman Title: Letter of the Central Finance Committee of the Mississippi Valley Sanitary Fair, St. Louis, Mo., to "Mayors of divers Cities," March 2, 1864 |
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Missouri History Museum URL: http://images.mohistory.org/image/43D9F93A-365B-864D-E06F-8956890D41B6/original.jpg Gallery: http://collections.mohistory.org/resource/168221 |
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| Identifier | D03897 |
| Part of | William Greenleaf Eliot Papers- Box 2. Papers |
| Subjects | Fairs Charity Fund raising Civil War, 1861-1865 Mississippi Valley Sanitary Fair (1864 : Saint Louis, Mo.) |
| Resource | 168221 |
| GUID | 43D9F93A-365B-864D-E06F-8956890D41B6 |
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