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William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 6: Essex County. (search)
ts corporate capacity, appears to have been necessary during this year to obtain recruits and pay aid to the soldiers' families, although recruiting was continued by the selectmen, and State aid was continued to be paid to the families of the soldiers. 1864. On the 2d of April, after due consideration, a sum of money was appropriated sufficient to meet all demands against the town made by volunteers for extra State aid for their families, as promised them by a vote of the town passed July 10, 1861. The selectmen were authorized to pay a bounty of one hundred and twenty-five dollars to each volunteer who shall enlist for three years, and be mustered into the military service and credited to the quota of the town, under the then pending call of the President for men, and under whatever subsequent call that may be issued by him for more volunteers during the year. Five thousand dollars were appropriated to pay said bounties and State aid to the families of volunteers. This continu