[321] appropriated for the same purpose. July—, Eight hundred and forty dollars were appropriated to pay bounties to volunteers enlisting to fill the quota of the town. August—, Voted, to pay a bounty of one hundred and fifty dollars ‘for each volunteer to fill our quota of nine-months men called for by the President.’ December—, Voted, to pay each drafted man or volunteer a bounty of one hundred and fifty dollars ‘to fill the quota.’ December 29th, Voted, to raise five hundred dollars for bounties to volunteers to fill the quota of the town. 1863. No action appears to have been taken by the town in its corporate capacity in relation to the war during this year, although recruiting was continued during the whole time. 1864. April—, The town appropriated thirteen hundred dollars for State aid for the year to the families of soldiers residing in the town. 1865. April 24th, Voted, to raise four hundred dollars to pay bounties to veteran recruits who had re-enlisted to fill the quota of the town. Tolland furnished seventy-four men for the war, which was a surplus of eleven over and above all demands. One was a commissioned officer. The whole amount of money appropriated and expended by the town for war purposes, exclusive of State aid, was seven thousand two hundred and ninety-seven dollars and forty-nine cents ($7,297.49). The amount of money raised and expended by the town for the payment of State aid to soldiers' families, and which was afterwards repaid by the Commonwealth, was as follows: In 1861, $179.62; in 1862, $746.57; in 1863, $785.00; in 1864, $658.80; in 1865, $200.00. Total amount, $2,569.99.
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[321] appropriated for the same purpose. July—, Eight hundred and forty dollars were appropriated to pay bounties to volunteers enlisting to fill the quota of the town. August—, Voted, to pay a bounty of one hundred and fifty dollars ‘for each volunteer to fill our quota of nine-months men called for by the President.’ December—, Voted, to pay each drafted man or volunteer a bounty of one hundred and fifty dollars ‘to fill the quota.’ December 29th, Voted, to raise five hundred dollars for bounties to volunteers to fill the quota of the town. 1863. No action appears to have been taken by the town in its corporate capacity in relation to the war during this year, although recruiting was continued during the whole time. 1864. April—, The town appropriated thirteen hundred dollars for State aid for the year to the families of soldiers residing in the town. 1865. April 24th, Voted, to raise four hundred dollars to pay bounties to veteran recruits who had re-enlisted to fill the quota of the town. Tolland furnished seventy-four men for the war, which was a surplus of eleven over and above all demands. One was a commissioned officer. The whole amount of money appropriated and expended by the town for war purposes, exclusive of State aid, was seven thousand two hundred and ninety-seven dollars and forty-nine cents ($7,297.49). The amount of money raised and expended by the town for the payment of State aid to soldiers' families, and which was afterwards repaid by the Commonwealth, was as follows: In 1861, $179.62; in 1862, $746.57; in 1863, $785.00; in 1864, $658.80; in 1865, $200.00. Total amount, $2,569.99.
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