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. . . will have the special care of Major Mulford and Mr. 
Ould, and receipts for them will be returned to Mr. Montfort, 
at his office in Washington City.’’ All packages had to be 
marked “For . . ., Prisoner of War, Richmond, Va.” A 
card had to be attached to each side of the box, marked “For 
Indiana Prisoners of War, From Gov. 0. P. Morton, of Indi- 
ana, Care Major J. E. Mulford, Ft. Monroe, Va., and Hon. 
Robert Ould, Agent of Exchange, Richmond, Va.”®^ 
Some $5,000 or $6,000 worth of supplies were purchased by 
Morton in Baltimore and sent to the prisoners.®® As soon as 
the arrangements were made for getting supplies thru the 
lines, 300 suits of clothes were sent.®^ On November 11, 500 
suits were sent to Richmond by Quartermaster-General 
Stone.®® The Indianapolis Daily Sentinel on October 11 stated 
that, “Morton has sent 700 complete suits of clothes . . . 
and 700 blankets, and is trying to make arrangements for 
sending provisions.”®® On December 4, 300 uniforms and 
blankets and tents for 600 men were shipped to Belle Isle, Va., 
in charge of a special messenger, as were other shipments. 
Caps, underwear, socks, jackets, trousers, shoes, and overcoats 
were thus supplied.^®® By December the men were supplied 
with all that they were allowed to use. Escaped prisoners 
from Libby Prison said that goods sent them arrived in good 
condition.^®^ 
It was also arranged that letters be sent to prisoners con- 
fined in prison camps in the region of Richmond on condition 
that they contain no more than one sheet of letter paper, refer 
only to personal and domestic affairs, and be signed by the 
writer’s name in full. Five cents in coin had to be enclosed 
in the envelope which was not to be sealed. All letters were 
to be sent to the commanding general of the Department of 
Virginia at Fortress Monroe. To go to other points beyond 
the lines they were to contain ten cents.^®^ 
These special attempts to relieve Indiana soldiers in the 
field were supplemented constantly by general activities. Mor- 
Indicmapolis Daily Joui-tmI, November 24, 1863, quoting a letter from A. Stone; 
ibid., December 30, 1862 ; Terrell, Report, I, 349. 
^^Ihid., I, 322, 349. 
^'^Indianapolis Daily Sentinel, December 5, 1863. 
Ibid., November 12, 1863. 
Ibid., October 11, 1863. 
Indianapolis Daily Journal, December 5 and 28, 1863 ; ibid., February 29, 1864. 
Ibid., December 28, 1863 ; Terrell, Report, I, 349, and Appendix, 291. 
Indianapolis Daily Journal, November 24, 1863. 
