71,942; in 1865, $4,505,390.
The selectmen in 1861 were John S. Webber, David Allen, Jr., Edward C. Hoyt; in 1862, Charles C. Pettingell, Addison Gilbert, Edward C. Hoyt; in 1863, Gorham P. Low, ChEdward C. Hoyt; in 1863, Gorham P. Low, Charles C. Pettingell, Edward C. Hoyt; in 1864, William A. Pew, Edward C. Hoyt, Gorham P. Low; in 1865, Addison Gilbert, Edward C. Hoyt, William P. Dolliver.
The town-clerk during all these years wasEdward C. Hoyt; in 1864, William A. Pew, Edward C. Hoyt, Gorham P. Low; in 1865, Addison Gilbert, Edward C. Hoyt, William P. Dolliver.
The town-clerk during all these years was Henry Center, and the town-treasurer for the same period was T. Sewall Lancaster.
1861. The first legal town-meeting, to consider matters connected with the war, was held on the 24th of April.
ThEdward C. Hoyt, Gorham P. Low; in 1865, Addison Gilbert, Edward C. Hoyt, William P. Dolliver.
The town-clerk during all these years was Henry Center, and the town-treasurer for the same period was T. Sewall Lancaster.
1861. The first legal town-meeting, to consider matters connected with the war, was held on the 24th of April.
The following resolutions were presented to the meeting by J. P. Trask, Esq., and unanimously adopted:—
Resolved, By the inhabitants of the town of Gloucester, in legal town-meeting assembled, thatEdward C. Hoyt, William P. Dolliver.
The town-clerk during all these years was Henry Center, and the town-treasurer for the same period was T. Sewall Lancaster.
1861. The first legal town-meeting, to consider matters connected with the war, was held on the 24th of April.
The following resolutions were presented to the meeting by J. P. Trask, Esq., and unanimously adopted:—
Resolved, By the inhabitants of the town of Gloucester, in legal town-meeting assembled, that while we are utterly and unalterably opposed to oppression in all forms and circumstances, and especially the holding of human beings in bondage, we nevertheless fully recognize the compromises of th