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William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 2: Barnstable County. (search)
rch 3d, a sufficient sum of money was appropriated to continue the pay of State aid to the families of volunteers during the year. A special town-meeting was held on the 2d of August, at which it was voted to pay a bounty of one hundred dollars to each volunteer who enlists for three years military service and is mustered in and credited to the quota of the town, and fifty dollars additional to each man who shall enlist and be credited within seven days. Another meeting was held on the 23d of December, at which the selectmen were authorized to appoint persons to assist them in recruiting volunteers, and extending the amount of bounty to each volunteer to one hundred and fifty dollars. December 9th, The town voted to enlist volunteers for three years service and not for nine months, and to pay to each volunteer for that term a bounty of two hundred dollars. 1863. Several war-meetings were held during this year: recruiting, the payment of bounties to volunteers, and aid to their fam
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 10: Middlesex County. (search)
er the new call of the President for more men. July 25th, Voted, to pay each person whose name is borne upon the list of enrolled citizens subject to a draft, who shall enlist for three years, or shall procure a substitute for that term of service, a bounty of one hundred and twenty-five dollars, the same to be paid when the man is mustered in and credited to the quota of the city. The finance committee was authorized to borrow thirty-seven thousand five hundred dollars to pay the same. December 23d, Voted, to pay a bounty of one hundred and twenty-five dollars to each volunteer who shall enlist for three years, eighty dollars for two years, and forty dollars for one year's service. 1865. January 9th, Messrs. Kent, Wilson, and Gilman, of the aldermen, Messrs. Smith (of Ward 1), Lawrence, Dunton, Hatch, Stover, and Daniels of the common council, were appointed a committee to have the charge and superintendence of recruiting volunteers, and determine the amount of bounty to be paid,
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 13: Plymouth County. (search)
ing to the town who shall enlist in the nine months service should receive a bounty of one hundred and twenty-five dollars, and an additional seventy-five dollars if a sufficient number enlist to fill the quota of the town. The selectmen were authorized to borrow money to pay the same. September 16th, Voted, that an additional bounty of two hundred dollars each be paid to three volunteers, which had been promised them, and the selectmen were authorized to borrow money for that purpose. December 23d, An agent was appointed to ascertain upon what conditions recruits could be enlisted to the credit of the town, and to report at an adjourned meeting. December 30th, The agent reported that volunteers could be enlisted in Boston by payment of a bounty of one hundred and twenty-five dollars to each man. The report was accepted, and the agent was authorized to borrow upon the credit of the town eighteen hundred and seventy-five dollars to procure volunteers in the manner he had named. 1