Statistics for occurrence #1 of “James P. Ray” in page 502 of William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2:
...mount, $17,098.76.
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.
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