CLARA BARTON GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE  Hill, Ray D.
                                                                              Jan. 1891-July 18931915 Vermont Ave., Washington DC
Monday 26, 1891

Dear Mr Hill

I have this moment read
and replied to your dispatch, and will
follow my telegram by a written line in
order to explain, and set you at your
ease in regard to any fears you may
have of interfering with my time.
    This is the season for official calls,
in this very official city, and certain
days are adopted by the various departments 
or Bureaus, for this ceremony.  As for instance
the ladies of the Supreme Court receive on Monday
              The wives of the Cabinet     "         Wednesday
                "       "      "  representation "       Tuesday
of each week.  Tomorrow the 27 is my day
to call on these latter, commencing at
 3 PM, and at 10 1/2 in the morning I
am to give an informal Red Cross talk

to the young ladies of one of the leading
seminaries in the city, and the
evening holds me for a reception
somewhere.  But the calls belonging
to Wednesday 28. were attended to
last week and I hope to be
measurably free on that day.  And
shall be most happy to see you.
    Pardon this hasty scribble.  It will
serve to explain, and assure you
that we look with pleasure for
your visit.--
Very Sincerely
Clara Barton

[postmark] WASHINGTON, D.C. JAN26 12M 91
Ray D Hill Esq
Trenton
New Jersey

[?] Richey
Building1891

Miss. Clara Barton
Pres of Am Nat Red Cross
Washington DC.

My Dear Miss. Barton,-

My Dear Miss. Barton,-
A package of printed items
concerning the Red Cross arrived
to day.  I have read the same
with much interest.  Accept a 
thousand thanks.

I think my letter to you
dated Dec 24 1890 was received.
If you mailed me a reply I
never received it.

Since you heard from me
last, I have been busy a part
of each day doing Red Cross duty,
either in ambulance or hospital
work.  I do want ever so bad
to do more.  I only seem to be
contented while doing such
work.  I have often wondered



what you thought of my suggestion
in last letter to you.  I 
feel more than ever, that it
is my duty to give my life to
the relief of the sick and
wounded.

I would like to have a talk
with you, to that end.  I would
be glad to visit and spend a
day with you in your beautiful 
city.  If you would kindly
send me word when you
would be at home.  Maybe we
could reach an understanding.

Or if there is not enough
of Red Cross work to keep me
busy.  I might find employment
in a Washington hospital with
the privilege to come and go
when the Red Cross had work
for me to do.  However I leave 
it all to your judgment.  

Within three hours after

2

I received your package.  I
called on Gen. R.A. Donnelly,
the proprietor of one of the
largest stores in this city.
He has advertised for sale a
bathrobe known as The Red
Cross Brand.  I explained my
visit and in the form of a 
request.  "That after his present
stock is sold, not to buy
bathrobes of the Red Cross Brand
to sell to the public"

He said he would grant the 
request and gave me the address
of the house he bought the
said robes from.

The Red Cross Brand bathrobes are
made in England, and are 
imported by "Passavant & Co.
320, 322. Church St. New York."

If you desire to take

additional action you have
Passavants address.

I am unable to send you
any information about the doing
of the Phila Red Cross Branch, as
I have not heard from them of late.

I am rather anxious to hear
from you please write soon
as convenient.

Respectfully

Ray D Hill
[?] & Richey Bldg'

Trenton N. J.

Trenton N.J.. Jan 15, 91LAWRENCE CO., INDIANA,
THE PROPERTY OF
American National Red Cross,
WHICH WAS INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, OCTOBER 1, 1891,
For the Relief of Suffering by War, Pestilence, Famine, Flood, Fire, and other Calamities of sufficient magnitude to be deemed National in extent.
The Organization acts under the Geneva Treaty, the provisions for which were made in International Convention at Geneva,
Switzerland, August 22, 1864, and since signed by nearly all civilised nations, including the United States,
which gave its adhesion by act of Congress, March 1, 1882.  Ratified by the Congress of
Berne, January 9, 1882.  Proclaimed by President Arthur, July 26 1882.

The Red Cross Park (a gift of Dr. Jos. Gardner) is to be utilized in part by the National Red Cross as a source of revenue
in the line of its general running expenses, from profits on fruit and farm products and the handling and breeding of
all kinds of fine stock.

Park Trustees:
CLARA BARTON,
Dr. JOSEPH GARDNER,
J. H. MORLAN.
Park Manager:
J. J. MORLAN.

Bedford Ind. July 18, 1893--
My dear friend
Ray D. Hill
I write at once to answer
your letter to myself and to Mr. Morlan telling
of the sending of the much prized puppy.  We
shall look for his arrival at Bedford tomorrow as
that is the nearest 'point of Adams' Express to the Park
at present.  I leave here tomorrow P.M. on my
way towards home, and fearing I might not be here
when puppy should arrive I wanted to tell you "as far
as it had got, and that it is all right so far.  We drove
over to the Park, four miles, and took your letter to Mr. 
Morlan this P.M.  He was very much pleased, he
read the pedigree with great satisfaction, and will be
sure not to let it weaken, he knows a fine kennel
of St. Bernards in Louisville and may yet have something
equally fine at Red Cross Park--in any case he will know
who to thank and so will, and so does
Your sincere & affectionate friend
Clara Barton