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William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 6: Essex County. (search)
town. 1863. Nothing of general interest appears to have been done during this year. Recruiting was continued, and bounties were paid to volunteers. 1864. April 26th, Voted, to pay a bounty of one hundred and twenty-five dollars to each volunteer who has been mustered into the military service to the credit of the town since companies as may be encamped within the limits of the city, to be expended under the direction of the Joint Special Committee appointed April 19th. On the 26th of April an order was passed directing the Joint Special Committee to expend from the appropriations already made five hundred dollars for uniforms for the members of ts a lame man, and therefore incapacitated for military service; but he gave of his earnings seventy-five dollars to the man who would supply his place. On the 26th of April a citizens' war-meeting was held. R. W. Robinson was chosen to preside, assisted by a large number of vicepresi-dents and secretaries. A series of resolution
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 9: Hampshire County. (search)
865, $4,789,965. The selectmen in 1861 were John B. Graves, Sylvester S. Wright, Haynes K. Starkweather, Jr., John F. Warner, Nathaniel Day; in 1862, 1863, 1864, and 1865, John B. Graves, John F. Warner, Nathaniel Day, Haynes K. Starkweather, Jr., Emery B. Wells. The town-clerk during all the years of the war was A. Perry Peck. The town-treasurer during the same period was Ansel Wright. 1861. The first legal town-meeting, to act upon matters relating to the war, was held on the 26th of April, at which the Hon. Erastus Hopkins offered the following preamble and resolutions, which were adopted:— Whereas the President of the United States has made a recent call upon various States for quotas of militia; and whereas the militia of this town are liable under said call to be mustered by His Excellency the Governor of this Commonwealth into the service of the United States; therefore,— Resolved, That a special tax be, and hereby is, laid upon the inhabitants of this town to
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 10: Middlesex County. (search)
ton, Augustus Townsend; in 1863, Frederick M. Stone, Horatio Moore, William P. Childs; in 1864, Frederick M. Stone, Benjamin Wellington, Augustus Townsend; in 1865, Frederick M. Stone, Augustus Townsend, O. Farnsworth. The town-clerk during all of these years was Daniel French. The town-treasurer in 1861 and 1862 was D. A. Kimball; in 1863, Samuel B. Whitney; in 1864 and 1865, Samuel Perry. 1861. The first legal town-meeting to act upon matters relating to the war was held on the 26th of April, at which it was voted to give each volunteer belonging to Waltham a uniform, and ten dollars a month for five months when in active service, including the Waltham Light Dragoons. Six thousand dollars were appropriated for these purposes. It was also— Resolved, That if any attempt is made by way of trustee process to take from any individual the amount thus voted, the treasurer be directed to pay over the sum in disregard of such process, and that the selectmen be instructed to ins
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 12: Norfolk County. (search)
se years was Jonathan French. 1861. The first town-meeting to act upon matters relating to the war was held on the 26th of April, at which it was voted to appropriate fifteen hundred dollars in aid of the families of those who had gone to the warir absence; that every volunteer, for each day spent in elementary drill, be paid one dollar and fifty cents from the 26th of April until the company is accepted by the State; that each man be furnished with a good serviceable and substantial outfits resolved to form a company of dragoons for home service; another meeting, more numerously attended, was held on the 26th of April, at which Colonel Hodges was appointed drill master. On the 16th of May the company was regularly organized by the c town-clerk and town-treasurer during all these years was Otis Johnson. 1861. A special meeting of citizens was held April 26th. Charles D. Hixon, H. A. Lothrop, L. D. Hewins, Lewis C. Bullard, and Captain Friend Drake were appointed a committee t
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 15: Worcester County. (search)
may hereafter be assessed upon volunteers from that town while in the military service. April 6th, The selectmen were directed to pay State aid to the families of soldiers living in the town as provided by the act of the Legislature. 1864. April 26th, The selectmen were authorized to pay to each volunteer enlisting for three years a bounty of one hundred and twenty-five dollars; also, voted to reimburse the money contributed by citizens to aid in filling the quota of the town. Other votes lunteer one dollar a day for three months from date of muster, while in active service, or to the order of his family in his absence. June 19th, Voted, to pay State aid to the families of volunteers from that town as provided by law. 1862. April 26th, Voted, that aid to the soldiers' families be continued the same as last year. July 23d, The selectmen were authorized to pay a bounty of one hundred dollars to each volunteer enlisting to the credit of the town for three years service on or b