***   Origins and Formation   ***

• "To The Loyal Women of Lancaster County" - 7 November 1861, DEE; Parts: 1, 2, 3, 4

Patriot Daughters of Lancaster

• "The Patriot Daughters of Lancaster" - Description of Organizational Meeting - 23 April 1861, DEE; Parts: 1, 2, 3

• "The Patriot Daughters of Lancaster" - Organizational- 24 April 1861, DEE; Parts: 1, 2

• "The Patriot Daughters of Lancaster"  - Description of Committee Duties - 25 April 1861, DEE

Other Lancaster County Organizations

• "The Lititz Sewing Society" - 9 November 1861, DEE

• "The Ladies of Marietta" - 9 November 1861, DEE

• "Ladies Patriotic Circle of Marietta" - 14 December 1861, DEE

***   The Goods Donated   ***

About Specific Goods

• Stockings

    "Notice to Knitters" - 25 October 1861, DEE   

• Blankets

  "Blankets for the Soldiers" - 11 November 1861, DEE

• Slippers

  "Warm Slippers for the Hospital" - 14 November 1861, DEE

• Mittens

  "Giving the Mitten" - 16 November 1861, DEE

The Donation Process

• "The Soldier's Repository"  - October 1861, DEE

• "The Express Contrast"  - Patriot Daughters' Dealings with Shipping Companies - 24 December 1861, DEE

Published Lists of Acknowledgements or Reports on Activities

• List of Goods Received by the Patriot Daughters of Lancaster - 8 November 1861, DEE; Parts: 1, 2, 3, 4

• "Hospital Supplies" from the ladies of Leacock Township - 24 December 1861, DEE

• "The Stocking Knitting Association of Enterprise" - 24 December 1861, DEE

• "The Ladies of New Holland" - stockings for Hambright's regiment - 24 December 1861, DEE

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***   Activities in Lancaster  ***

• Patriot Daughters' Concert - 11 November 1861, 14 November 1861, DEE

• "Proposed Holiday Remembrance for the Volunteers" - 24 December 1861, DEE

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***   Correspondence ***

Dorothea Dix in Washington, DC

• "To the Patriot Daughters" - 4 November 1861, DEE

• "Acknowledgement from Miss Dix" - 21 December 1861, DEE

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***   About this Page  ***

This page is a compilation of information and resources on various aspects  of Soldiers' Aid Societies in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.  Beginning in February 2005, contemporary newspapers are being examined for relevant information, which is scanned and posted to this page.  Check back often for updates.  This page is produced by the webmaster Vince Slaugh.   Email him at vws102@psu.edu with comments. 

DEE = Daily Evening Express (Lancaster, PA)

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