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William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 6: Essex County. (search)
and ninety-nine cents ($24,217.99). The amount of money raised and expended by the town during the four years of the war for State aid to soldiers' families, and which was afterwards repaid to it by the Commonwealth, was as follows: In 1861, $1,470.87; in 1862, $4,720,42; in 1863, $5,597.60; in 1864, $5,185.50; in 1865, $3,850.00. Total amount, $20,824.39. The ladies' sewing-circle connected with the Orthodox Congregational Church were untiring in their efforts. The treasurer, Mrs. William S. Horner, informs us that early in the autumn of 1861 the ladies commenced knitting socks and mittens, making shirts, &c. The first contribution was sent to the Sanitary Commission, and about the same time we forwarded two boxes to the Nineteenth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers; and as many as twenty smaller packages were sent by individuals on their own account to Doctor Howe, or the regiments in the field. During the first months of winter we sent to the Sanitary Commission four boxe