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William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 3: Berkshire County. (search)
three hundred dollars commutation-money, the town voted that it is right and just that this burden should be equally and ratably divided among the inhabitants of the town, and not be permitted to fall upon a few individuals, some of whom are ill able to bear it. It was then voted that three hundred dollars be paid to each of the drafted men who had paid commutation to that amount. 1864. On the 11th of April twelve hundred dollars were appropriated for the payment of State aid. On the 31st of May the selectmen were authorized to borrow money, and to pay to each person who furnishes a substitute, and has him credited to the quota of Lenox, the sum of one hundred and twenty-five dollars. June 16th, The selectmen were authorized to borrow money to reimburse citizens for money contributed by them to encourage enlistments to fill the quotas of the town under the last two calls of the President for men. December 17th, The selectmen were authorized to borrow three thousand dollars to pay
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 7: Franklin County. (search)
l the quota of the town under the last call of the President. Two thousand dollars were appropriated for the payment of bounties. April 16th. Thirty-seven hundred dollars and fifty cents were appropriated to defray the expenses of filling the last quota, and fifteen hundred dollars to refund subscriptions. The selectmen were authorized to continue recruiting until March, 1865; to pay to each volunteer a bounty of one hundred and twenty-five dollars, and to borrow money for that purpose. May 31st, Voted, that the selectmen procure thirty volunteers immediately, and send them into the service as soon as may be; also, to borrow five thousand dollars. Shelburne furnished one hundred and eighty men for the war, which was a surplus of twenty-two over and above all demands. Ten were commissioned officers. The whole amount of money appropriated and expended by the town on account of the war, exclusive of State aid, was twenty-seven thousand five hundred and eighty dollars and twenty-
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 8: Hampden County. (search)
o the families of men who have been or may hereafter be drafted into the military service of the United States. 1864. April 4th, Voted, to appropriate twelve hundred dollars for the payment of bounties to volunteers; also, to fix the bounty to be paid to each volunteer enlisting to the credit of the town for three years at one hundred and twenty-five dollars; and the selectmen were authorized to keep on recruiting, and to pay the same amount of bounty to the 1st of March, 1865. 1865. May 31st, A vote was passed to raise by taxation four thousand six hundred and six dollars, to refund to individuals the several sums contributed by them to fill the quotas of the town, under the several calls of the President for volunteers. Brimfield furnished one hundred and thirty-eight men for the war, which was a surplus of five over and above all demands. Two were commissioned officers. The whole amount of money appropriated and expended by the town for military purposes, exclusive of St
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 13: Plymouth County. (search)
863. No special action appears to have been taken by the town in its corporate capacity in regard to the war during this year, although recruiting and the payment of State aid were continued. 1864. April 23d, The selectmen were directed to pay a bounty of one hundred and twenty-five dollars to each volunteer belonging to Kingston who had enlisted previous to that time and had received no bounty, and two thousand dollars to be raised by taxation were appropriated to meet the expenditure. May 31st, Voted, to pay a bounty of one hundred and twenty-five dollars to each volunteer who should enlist and be credited to the town up to March 1, 1865. The treasurer was authorized to borrow the money. A committee was also appointed to collect by subscription money for recruiting purposes. 1865. March 27th, The selectmen were instructed to use their influence to have an act passed by the Legislature by which the town could legally pay a bounty of one hundred dollars to men who had served o