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William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 2: Barnstable County. (search)
h, was increased fifty dollars; and Valentine Doane, Jr., and Danforth S. Steele were appointed recruiting officers. The treasurer was authorized to borrow money. 1863. August 11th, Voted, to pay drafted men a bounty of one hundred and fifty dollars. The treasurer was authorized to borrow ten thousand dollars to pay bounties and expenses of recruiting. November 30th, Twenty-five hundred dollars were authorized to be borrowed to pay charges and assist in recruiting fifty men. 1864. March 16th, The selectmen were directed to pay each volunteer belonging to that town one hundred dollars, who has not already received a bounty; also to borrow money to pay State aid to the families of soldiers. June 21st, Voted, that to each drafted man who furnished a substitute there be paid not exceeding three hundred dollars, if he was credited to fill the quota of the town. Several other meetings were held during the year, at which means were taken to recruit men and furnish State aid for the
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 6: Essex County. (search)
fted and credited to the town. December 16th, They were directed to fill the quota of the town by enlisting volunteers either for three years or nine months service at their discretion, not paying over two hundred dollars to each man. 1863. March 16th, The treasurer was directed to borrow money for assistance to the families of deceased soldiers who had been inhabitants of Bradford; and the selectmen were authorized to issue bonds at five per cent interest, of denominations not less than onesk that the war forced upon us by the rebels, in defence of slavery, shall be so prosecuted as to leave no vestige of that accursed institution. 1863. March 2d, Twenty thousand dollars were appropriated for State aid to soldiers' families. March 16th, The selectmen were authorized to purchase a lot in Walnut-Grove Cemetery for the burial of deceased soldiers. August 8th, Voted, to appropriate not exceeding fifty thousand dollars to meet the expenditure contemplated by the votes of the town
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 8: Hampden County. (search)
ed, to pay a bounty of one hundred dollars to each volunteer enlisting for nine months service, and the treasurer be authorized to borrow money sufficient to pay the same. September 2d, The same amount of bounty was continued, and the treasurer was authorized to borrow more money for the purpose of paying it. December 9th, The treasurer was authorized to borrow, not to exceed eight thousand dollars, to pay aid to the families of volunteers. 1863. At the regular yearly town-meeting held March 16th, voted, to continue paying aid to the families of the soldiers; and for that purpose the treasurer was authorized to borrow, not to exceed nine thousand dollars. It was also voted to refund the poll-tax to all three-years volunteers that have paid on last year's tax. September 28th, Voted, to pay and adjust the proportion of town bounty tax according to the provisions of the 9th section of chapter 218 of the Acts of 1863, and raise money for the same. 1864. March 21st, Voted, to refun
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 9: Hampshire County. (search)
, The selectmen were authorized to borrow whatever amount of money they should deem necessary to pay State aid to the families of volunteers. December 18th, Voted, to assume the sums advanced by individuals for bounties to volunteers. 1863. March 16th, The selectmen were authorized to borrow money for the payment of State aid to the families of volunteers. A vote of the same nature was passed each year of the war. 1864. March 28th, The selectmen were authorized to borrow ten thousand doilies, and other expenses in regard to recruiting. Another vote of a similar kind was passed on the 4th of November, and the treasurer authorized to borrow an additional sum of fifteen hundred dollars. 1863. A town-meeting was held on the 16th of March, at which the treasurer was authorized to borrow four thousand dollars for the payment of bounties to volunteers and State aid to the families of the soldiers, and an additional four thousand dollars to cancel the debt already incurred by th
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 13: Plymouth County. (search)
e hundred dollars. August 22d, The bounty to volunteers for nine months service was fixed at one hundred and twenty-five dollars. It was also recommended that the recruits of West and East Bridgewater unite and form a company for nine months service; also, that the whole town attend the meeting on Wednesday evening next at Agricultural Hall, Bridgewater, to encourage recruiting. Another meeting for a similar purpose was held on the 2d of September, and to create a volunteer fund. 1863. March 16th, Voted, to omit the poll tax on all soldiers and sailors belonging to the town in the United-States service, if it can be done legally. November 3d, The selectmen were directed to pay State aid to the families of drafted men. 1864. March 14th, Voted, to continue the payment of State aid to soldiers' families, and to raise fifteen hundred dollars by taxation to refund money paid by citizens to encourage recruiting; also, five hundred dollars to pay bounties to re-enlisted veterans cred
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 15: Worcester County. (search)
dollars bounty, in addition to that already voted, to those men who enlisted between August 13th and the 15th inclusive to fill up the quota of the town on the first call of the President for three hundred thousand men. Voted, to pay a bounty of one hundred and fifty dollars to each volunteer for nine months service, to be paid when mustered into the service of the United States. The treasurer was authorized to borrow money, and ten more persons were added to the war committee. 1863. March 16th, The treasurer was authorized to borrow money to pay aid to the families of volunteers, and the selectmen were directed to assist the families as they shall think best from the treasury of the town. Frequent meetings were held this year in the town hall to encourage recruiting, and considerable sums of money were raised by private subscription to pay bounties. 1864. March 30th, Voted, to raise forty-four hundred dollars to refund money advanced by citizens to pay bounties to volunteers