Excerpt from Central Association for the Relief of the Soldiers of South Carolina: The Plan, and Address, Adopted by the Citizens of Columbia, October 20, 1862<br><br>W'e further recommend, that a Central Committee, consisting of ten gentlemen, be appointed by the Chairman of this meeting, whose duty it shall be to act for the City of Columbia and District Of Richland, dis charging the same duties as are above recommended to the different dis tricts in our state, and in addition to these duties, to secure a depot for the reception and security Of all articles forwarded to the Chairman of said Committee. In the arrangement of the depot at Columbia, and which will be under the immediate control and direction of the Committee, all articles and packages sent to companies or individuals to be kept separate from all general contributions, so that their safe delivery will be the better secured by the persons to whom they are directed.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.