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Quincy (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 12
one thousand eight hundred and twelve dollars and thirty-two cents ($31,812.32). The amount of money raised and expended during the war for State aid to soldiers' families, and refunded by the Commonwealth, was as follows: In 1861, $496.81; in 1862, $2,865.37; in 1863, $4,276.30; in 1864, $3,208.16; in 1865, $2,000.00. Total amount, $12,846.64. The ladies of Needham furnished many comfortable garments for the soldiers, and labored in their behalf during the entire period of the war. Quincy Incorporated Feb. 23, 1792. Population in 1860, 6,778; in 1865, 6,718. Valuation in 1860, $3,870,000; in 1865, $3,833,508. The selectmen in 1861 were Daniel Baxter, Ebenezer Adams, Noah Cummings; in 1862, Ebenezer Adams, Noah Cummings, Albert Thayer; in 1863, Ebenezer Adams, Daniel Baxter, Edmund B. Taylor; in 1864 and 1865, Ebenezer Adams, Edmund B. Taylor, Ensign S. Fellows. The town-clerk during all these years was George L. Gill. The town-treasurer, Wyman Abercrombie. 1861
Medfield (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 12
pended by the town during the war for State aid to soldiers' families, and repaid by the Commonwealth, was as follows: In 1861, $587.04; in 1862, $2,538.25; in 1863, $3,789.15; in 1864, $4,171.05; in 1865, $2,304.03. Total amount, $13,389.52. Medfield Incorporated May 23, 1651. Population in 1860, 1,082; in 1865, 1,011. Valuation in 1860, $601,491; in 1865, $613,155. The selectmen in 1861 were Charles Hamant, Daniels Hamant, Hamlet Wright; in 1862 and 1863, Benjamin F. Shumway, Danielapacity. 1864. April 8th, It was voted to raise twelve hundred and fifty dollars, and to pay a bounty of one hundred and twenty-five dollars to each volunteer who would enlist to the credit of the town during the year ending March 1, 1865. Medfield furnished about one hundred and sixteen men for the war, which was a surplus of eleven over and above all demands. Two were commissioned officers. The total expenses of the town for war purposes, exclusive of State aid, was ten thousand and tw
Medway, Mass. (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 12
861, $277.58; in 1862, $1,120.45; in 1863, $1,530.41; in 1864, $1,301.01; in 1865, $900.00. Total amount, $5,129.45. Medway Incorporated Oct. 24, 1713. Population in 1860, 3,195; in 1865, 3,223. Valuation in 1860, $1,210,746; in 1865, $1,25titution, closing with several excellent resolutions, of which we select the following:— Resolved, By the citizens of Medway, that we cherish with unalterable devotion the Constitution adopted by our Fathers, and will inflexibly support the Gover bounties and furnish aid to the families of soldiers. A number of public meetings were held to encourage recruiting. Medway furnished three hundred and sixty men for the war, which was a surplus of thirty-one over and above all demands. Thirteen 1862, $5,605.20; in 1863, $6,292.20; in 1864, $5,589.58; in 1865, $3,720.04. Total amount, $23,771.06. The ladies of Medway did their full share of patriotic and Christian work for the soldiers all through the war. Milton Incorporated May
West Roxbury, Mass. (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 12
65, $2,212.15. Total amount, $10,203.54. West Roxbury Incorporated May 24, 1851. Population ilitary service, and who is an inhabitant of West Roxbury, a bounty of five dollars, which was adopteto be paid when mustered in and credited to West Roxbury. Another meeting was held on the 6th of Seit was voted that the thanks of the town of West Roxbury be tendered to Stephen M. Weld, Esq., for h to procure volunteers to fill the quota of West Roxbury under the recent call of the President fortown in obtaining recruits for the quota of West Roxbury for the years 1863 and 1864. West RoxburWest Roxbury furnished seven hundred and twenty men for the war, which was a surplus of twenty-six over and aboin four years, $18,057.43. The ladies of West Roxbury at the commencement of the war formed a Solse were made up afterwards by the ladies of West Roxbury, assisted by the ladies of Falmouth, Yarmou, New Hampshire. A number of the ladies of West Roxbury paid a regular assessment of twelve dollars
Worcester County (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 12
Chapter 12: Norfolk County. This county is bounded north-east by Boston Harbor, north by Suffolk County, west by the south-east corner of Worcester County, south by the north-east corner of the State of Rhode Island, and south and south-east by the counties of Bristol and Plymouth. It has a maritime coast on Boston Harbor of about twelve miles, which is indented by small bays and rivers. Its surface is uneven, and parts of it, especially near Boston, are highly cultivated. The population of the county in 1860 was 109,150; in 1865 it was 116,334; being an increase in five years of 7,184. Since 1865 the city of Roxbury and the town of Dorchester have been annexed to the city of Boston, so that in 1870 the population of Norfolk County was only 89,443. The valuation of the county in 1860 was $86,800,899; in 1865 it was $91,308,287; being an increase in five years of $4,507,388. The net value of the productions of the county for the year 1865 was $36,771,397. According to the
Alvan Fisher (search for this): chapter 12
ton, linen, and flannel, some of which accompanied nearly every contribution; nor wine, jellies, and other delicacies so necessary in a hospital, of which every box contained more or less. A similar society existed in South Dedham, of whose labors we regret we have been unable to obtain a statement. A soldiers' Memorial Hall has been erected by the town of Dedham, which was appropriately dedicated Sept. 29, 1868. A splendid copy of Stuart's painting of Washington, in Faneuil Hall, by Alvan Fisher, Esq., of Dedham, was given by his widow, Mrs Lydia E. Fisher, to hang in its appropriate place in the Memorial Hall. Dorchester Incorporated Sept. 7, 1630. Annexed to the city of Boston, June 4, 1869. Population in 1860, 9,769; in 1865, 10,729. Valuation in 1860, $10,880,383; in 1865, $12,521,038. The selectmen in 1861, 1862, and 1863 were Ebenezer Eaton, Edward H. R. Ruggles, Lewis F. Pierce; in 1864 and 1865, James H. Upham, William Pope, William Henry Swan. The town-cle
James M. Freeman (search for this): chapter 12
1865, $1,968.77. Total amount, $17,098.76. Franklin Incorporated March 2, 1778. Population in 1860, 2,172; in 1865, 2,510. Valuation in 1860, $811,637; in 1865, $1,046,874. The selectmen in 1861, 1862, and 1863 were James P. Ray, James M. Freeman, Otis Wales, Jr.; in 1864, James M. Freeman, Joseph G. Ray, Horatio Kingsley. The town-clerk for all these years was A. A. Russegue. The town-treasurer in 1861 was Adams Daniels; in 1862, 1863, 1864, and 1865, A. A. Russegue. 1861. A James M. Freeman, Joseph G. Ray, Horatio Kingsley. The town-clerk for all these years was A. A. Russegue. The town-treasurer in 1861 was Adams Daniels; in 1862, 1863, 1864, and 1865, A. A. Russegue. 1861. A special war town-meeting was held May 2d. By vote the selectmen were authorized to draw from the treasury three thousand dollars to be expended as they might direct for war purposes,—and the treasurer was authorized to borrow that sum,—and that any inhabitant of the town who enlists to its credit shall receive if single ten dollars, and if married fifteen dollars a month while in the service; also— Resolved, That it is the duty of all good citizens to discountenance and frown with indignity<
William H. Tucker (search for this): chapter 12
Total amount, $12,103.14. The Ladies' Soldiers-Aid Society was very active during the whole of the war, and furnished the soldiers at the front with many articles which are not provided by the Army Regulations. Stoughton Incorporated Dec. 22, 1765. Population in 1860,4,830; in 1865, 4,859. Valuation in 1860, $1,758,237; in 1865, $1,742,453. The selectmen in 1861, 1862, and 1863 were Jedediah Adams, Samuel Capen, 2d, Clifford Keith; in 1864, Jedediah Adams, Clifford Keith, William H. Tucker; in 1865, Jedediah Adams, Clifford Keith, Samuel Capen, 2d. The town-clerk during all the years of the war was Charles Upham. The town-treasurer in the years 1861, 1862, 1863, and 1864 was Jedediah Adams; in 1865, Jesse Holmes. 1861. A meeting was held on the 22d of April, at which it was— .Resolved, That it is the sense of this meeting that we pledge ourselves as a town to see that all the families of such persons as shall be accepted as volunteers in the present struggle t
M. M. Fisher (search for this): chapter 12
3,195; in 1865, 3,223. Valuation in 1860, $1,210,746; in 1865, $1,251,393. The selectmen in 1861 were Joel P. Adams, William Daniels, Simeon Fisher; in 1862, 1863, 1864, and 1865, William Daniels, Simeon Fisher, Clark Patridge. The town-clerk and town-treasurer during all these years was A. M. B. Fuller. 1861. A citizens' meeting was held April 23d which was largely attended, at which several gentlemen made patriotic speeches. April 29th, A legal town-meeting was held, at which M. M. Fisher made a report representing the state of the country, and the duty of loyal men to stand by the Government and the Constitution, closing with several excellent resolutions, of which we select the following:— Resolved, By the citizens of Medway, that we cherish with unalterable devotion the Constitution adopted by our Fathers, and will inflexibly support the Government of the United States; that we will contribute our full proportion of men and means to enable the President to prosecute
Noah Vining (search for this): chapter 12
rated Sept. 2, 1635. Population in 1860, 7,742; in 1865, 7,981. Valuation in 1860, $3,119,993; in 1865, $3,345,349. The selectmen in 1861 were Z. L. Bicknell, James Humphrey, Allen Vining; in 1862 and 1863, Z. L. Bicknell, James Humphrey, Noah Vining; in 1864, James Humphrey, Z. L. Bicknell, Noah Vining; in 1865, James Humphrey, Z. L. Bicknell, Oliver Loud. The town-clerk during all these years was Francis Ambler. The town-treasurer in 1861, 1862, 1863, and 1864 was Gilman Burrell; inNoah Vining; in 1865, James Humphrey, Z. L. Bicknell, Oliver Loud. The town-clerk during all these years was Francis Ambler. The town-treasurer in 1861, 1862, 1863, and 1864 was Gilman Burrell; in 1865, Elias Richards. 1861. The first legal town-meeting to consider questions connected with the war was held on the 29th of April, at which it was voted to appropriate five thousand dollars, to be expended under the direction of the selectmen for the proper equipping of military companies, and for such other expenses as may accrue under this vote. June 11th, The selectmen were directed to give aid to the families and dependants of volunteers in the war to the amount of fifteen dollars a
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