April 21, 1863, Weekly Columbus Enquirer (Georgia)
I have 400 bushels of corn that I will sell to poor soldiers’ families of Spalding county for one dollar per bushel; also, 2,000 lbs. of meat, at 40c per pound.
R. H. Tooley.
Griffin, Ga., March 28, 1863.
The above notice was posted by Mr. Tooley, a man of moderate means, who keeps a candy store in Griffin. He purchased these articles before the seizures, and now, with a generous liberality, while corn is selling in Griffin at $2.50 per bushel, and bacon at 80 to 90c per lb., he is giving relief to soldiers’ families at the prices named in his notice. There are many whose means would better enable them to assist the poor, but who are slow to follow his example.