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William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 6: Essex County. (search)
twenty-five dollars, who should be accepted and credited to the quota of the town; and the assessors were instructed to assess a tax for that special purpose. August 20th, The town passed by a unanimous vote a resolution thanking the selectmen for their energy and success in filling the quota of the town. November 8th, One of thre authorized to pay a bounty of one hundred and fifty dollars to each volunteer who enlists for three years service, and is credited to the quota of the town. August 20th, The selectmen were authorized to pay a bounty of one hundred dollars to each volunteer who enlists for nine months, and is credited to the quota of the town. o borrow money. It was also voted that any person who may be drafted from this town during the war shall be liberally provided for during his term of service. August 20th, The selectmen were directed to take legal advice in regard to raising money and paying monthly pay to volunteers, and to be governed thereby. August 29th, Vot
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 9: Hampshire County. (search)
s for nine months when mustered in and credited to the quota of the town, and in case after the nine months service they enlist for three years or the war they shall receive seventy-five dollars additional. August 27th, Voted, that seventy-five dollars in addition to the fifty dollars voted on the eleventh instant be paid volunteers for nine months. 1863. August 17th, The families of drafted men were put on the same footing as regards State aid as the families of volunteers. 1864. August 20th, Voted, to raise and appropriate one hundred and twenty-five dollars each for thirty-four men to complete the town's quota, and that it be paid in gold or its equivalent. Easthampton furnished two hundred men for the war, which was a surplus of eighteen over and above all demands. Five were commissioned officers. Major George C. Strong, U. S. A., and Major-General of Volunteers, who was killed in the attack upon Fort Wagner, South Carolina, Feb. 1863, was a native of Easthampton.
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 10: Middlesex County. (search)
ch volunteer enlisting to the credit of the town, and the selectmen and treasurer were authorized to recruit the men, and borrow the money to pay the bounties. August 20th, Voted, to pay a bounty of one hundred dollars to each resident of the town who volunteers in the Davis Guards for nine months, and the further sum of twenty-fiand dollars. August 13th, The police were ordered to assist the assessors in making an enrollment of citizens between the ages of eighteen and forty-five years. August 20th, A committee to secure the quota of Cambridge, under the second call of the President for nine-months men, were directed to open a rendezvous, and to pay each vts in the military service for three years and is credited to the quota of the town. A committee of thirteen was chosen to assist the selectmen in recruiting. August 20th, The same amount of bounty was authorized to be paid to volunteers for nine months service. 1863. August 18th, Voted, to pay State aid to the families of dra
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 12: Norfolk County. (search)
nd, to be applied to cases not provided for in the foregoing votes, one thousand dollars to purchase uniforms, and ten thousand dollars for aid to the families of soldiers. 1862. January 6th, The law of the Commonwealth in regard to the payment of State aid to the families and dependants of soldiers was adopted by the town; but the selectmen were instructed to pay in addition such other sums as they consider necessary for the comfortable maintenance of said families and dependants. August 20th, It was voted to give a bounty of two hundred dollars to each volunteer who shall enlist for nine months service, and be credited to the quota of the town. These are all the votes which have been forwarded to us as having been passed by the town in regard to the war. Stoughton furnished five hundred and twenty-two men for the war, which was a surplus of twenty-seven over and above all demands. Fifteen were commissioned officers. The whole amount of money appropriated and expended
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 13: Plymouth County. (search)
The act of March 18, 1864, legalized payments of this character. April 4th, Voted, to authorize the selectmen to borrow thirty-eight hundred and sixty-three dollars to refund to citizens the money they had contributed to encourage recruiting. August 20th, Voted, to pay a bounty of one hundred and twenty-five dollars to drafted men who shall be credited to the quota of the town. September 17th, The selectmen were authorized to pay the same bounty to men in the navy who are credited to the town a committee of one from each school-district was appointed to obtain volunteers, and to pay each a bounty of one hundred dollars when mustered into the military service for three years and properly credited to the quota of the town. On the 20th of August another meeting was held, and a committee of nine was appointed to obtain a war fund by individual subscription. On the 8th of September the town voted to pay a bounty of one hundred and fifty dollars to each volunteer who shall enlist for n
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 15: Worcester County. (search)
axes of all volunteers belonging to Spencer. July 19th, Voted, to pay one hundred dollars bounty to each of thirty-two men who will enlist in the quota of Spencer within such time as the Committee of Safety shall prescribe, and a further bounty of fifty dollars to each man who remains in the service three years, and a further sum of five dollars to each man who will enlist to-day. August 18th, Voted, to pay a bounty of one hundred dollars to volunteers for nine months service. 1864. August 20th, Voted, to pay a bounty of one hundred and twenty-five dollars to each of thirty-nine men to fill the quota of the town. December 14th, The selectmen were authorized to procure all the volunteers they might think the town will need to fill quotas under future calls. Spencer furnished three hundred and nineteen men for the war, which was a surplus of thirty-two over and above all demands. Nine were commissioned officers. The whole amount of money appropriated and expended on account