Statistics for occurrence #1 of “William A. Stearns” in chapter 10 of William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2:

... Incorporated Sept. 23, 1729. Population in 1860, 843; in 1865, 820. Valuation in 1860, $470,657; in 1865, $489,123. The selectmen during the years 1861, 1862, 1863, 1864, and 1865, were William A. Stearns , William M. Ashby, Oliver T. Lane. The town-clerk in 1861, 1862, and 1863, was Thomas Stiles; in 1864 and 1865, William A. Stearns. The town-treasurer during all the years of the war was P. W. ...
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