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William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 2: Barnstable County. (search)
8. This is exclusive of $90,934.84, which was raised and paid for State aid to soldiers' families during the four years of the war, and which was reimbursed by the State. Total, $399,919.92. The following is the record of each town in the county:— Barnstable Incorporated Sept. 3, 1639. Population in 1860, 5,129; in 1865, 4,913. Valuation in 1860, $2,041,534; in 1865, $2,265,407. The selectmen in 1861, 1862, 1863, 1864, and 1865, were Charles C. Bearse, Ebenezer Bacon, and Joseph R. Hull. The town-clerk and town-treasurer during the same period was Frederick G. Kelley. 1861. The first legal town-meeting, to act upon matters relating to the war, was held on the 4th of May, at which it was— Voted, To pay each volunteer belonging to Barnstable, who has enlisted, or may enlist, in the service of the United States, whether upon the land or upon the sea, the sum of forty dollars to aid them in fitting for the service. Voted, To support the families of those who en