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Michigan in the Civil War Sanitary Operations
The records, imperfect though they are, have the names of about 8, 000 who took one or more meals under the roof and at the tables of the 'Home, ' faithfully and ably conducted by the matron, Mrs. Van Boskerck, whose executive ability, industry, and fidelity cannot be too highly commended.
"The accounts of the 'Home' show that as many as 725 meals were served in a day, and the bread consumed averaged from 300 to 425 loaves a day for many days. Above all the labor and care bestowed upon this house, the matron had especial care of ten or fifteen patients at Douglas and Stanton hospitals, near the house, for two months, visiting them daily, and furnishing them with delicacies.
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