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William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 15: Worcester County. (search)
the town should adopt in respect to the war. This committee reported that the town appropriate three thousand dollars to equip the soldiers of Milford who have enlisted, and for incidental expenses; two thousand dollars for a contingent war fund; and ten thousand dollars to pay State aid to soldiers' families and for other purposes. One dollar a day was allowed to each person belonging to Company A while engaged in drilling. The report was accepted, and James R. Claflin, Elias Whitney, John Morris, Edwin Battles, and Freeman Walcott were chosen to carry out the recommendations contained in the report. June 11th, Provision was made for the payment of State aid to the families of soldiers, and to parents, brothers, and sisters dependent upon them; the whole, for both, not to exceed twenty dollars a month to each family and dependants of a soldier. December 9th, Six thousand dollars were appropriated for State aid to soldiers' families. 1862. March 31, Twenty thousand dollars wer