Transcription of a letter from the Soldiers of Aid Society of Northfield, Minnesota to Governor Ramsey regarding establishing a hospital for the wounded in Hastings, Minnesota.
“To his Excellency Governor Ramsey
We the undersign members of the Soldiers of Aid Society of Northfield, would hereby respectfully lay before you for consideration, the feasibility of establishing a hospital for wounded soldiers at Hastings on the Miss. River. We think the pure, bracing air of our own state would be more conducive to a speedy recovery, than the oppressive climate of the more southern states.
It would also be within the reach of many who would contribute a thousand little delicacies which will not, and in fact, cannot be sent so great a distance. And there are many patriotic ladies who would gladly go to care for them, that cannot well leave their homes to go far away. The poor wounded soldier could be brought here with much more ease and comfort than he could be conveyed to points away from the Rivers, and when he arrives he will find kind hearts and hands ready to administer to his need and comfort.
If the suggestion meets your approval will you communicate with the head of the department having charge of such matters?
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We request you to reply to this, that we may know what arrangements to make in regard to preparing hospital stores. Address S. E. Miller
Northfield Minn. Apr 23rd 1862″

See whole text: 1862-04-23
Citation: April 23, 1862 Letter from the Soldiers of Aid Society of Northfield, Letters Received–Sick and Wounded. Minnesota: Governor: Ramsey. Records. Minnesota Historical Society. State Archives. Minnesota Historical Society.
