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William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 2: Barnstable County. (search)
The treasurer was authorized to borrow money to pay bounties. 1863. December 1st, The town chose Nathaniel C. Fowler, Oliver Gorham, and David Matthews to co-operate with the selectmen in raising the town's quota of volunteers under the late call of the President for more men. The selectmen were authorized to draw upon the town-treasurer for such reasonable sums as they shall deem necessary for recruiting purposes. December 10th, Freeman Howes was added to the above committee. 1864. April 22d, Voted, to raise six thousand dollars, to pay each recruit who enlisted to fill the quota of the town under the last two calls of the President one hundred and twenty-five dollars each. One thousand dollars was also voted to pay bounties to men who had enlisted to the credit of the town and had received no bounty. The treasurer was authorized to borrow money to procure volunteers under any call which the President might issue. August 6th, The selectmen were authorized to deposit fifteen
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 3: Berkshire County. (search)
0, 3,871; in 1865, 3,920. Valuation in 1860, $1,843,798; in 1865, $2,177,071. The selectmen in 1861 and 1862 were Walter W. Hollensbeck, Henry Foote, John Burgherst; in 1863, John M. Seeley, George Church, B. F. Gilmore; in 1864 and 1865, John M. Seeley, George Church, Charles J. Taylor. The town-clerk during all the years of the war, and for many years previous thereto, was Isaac Seeley. The town-treasurer in 1861, 1862, 1863, 1864, and 1865, was Egbert Hollister. 1861. On the 22d of April, three days after the Sixth Massachusetts Regiment had been attacked in Baltimore, and the first blood had been shed in the Rebellion, a call for a public meeting was issued, inviting the inhabitants of Great Barrington, and the adjoining towns, to attend a public meeting at the town-hall, on the 24th, at 3 o'clock, P. M., for the purpose of adopting prompt measures to aid the Government of the United States in sustaining the Constitution, executing the laws, and suppressing the traitoro
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 6: Essex County. (search)
was Henry Clark; in 1864 and 1865, Joseph Manning. 1861. The first legal town-meeting, to consider matters connected with the war, was held April 30th, at which a report was made by a committee who had been chosen at a citizens' meeting held April 22d. The report recommended an appropriation of three thousand dollars; that each volunteer for military service should receive twenty dollars when mustered in to the service of the United States; and the remainder of the money to be placed in thes of volunteer militia, which entered the military service under the first call of the President for troops for three months service in April, 1861; namely, companies A and H in the Fifth Regiment, and Company I in the Eighth Regiment. On the 22d of April the city council passed the following— Ordered, That the Joint Special Committee on Relief for Families, appointed at the last meeting of the city council, be authorized to designate and procure some suitable place as a barrack and parade-
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 10: Middlesex County. (search)
their offer of flannel under-garments for the volunteers who this day marched from Cambridge. April 22d, A communication was received from Hon. Joel Parker stating that the above offer was his own pr in 1861, 1862, and 1863 was Charles Crosby; in 1864 and 1865, Levi Wallace. 1861. On the 22d of April a citizens' meeting was held in Central Hall, at which several patriotic speeches were made, eting was held on the 30th of April, when Deacon Charles Crosby, from the citizens' meeting of April 22d, presented a preamble and resolutions, which were discussed at length and unanimously adopted. 1861. The first legal town-meeting to act upon matters relating to the war was held on the 22d of April. Several patriotic speeches were made by the clergymen of the town and others, after which if the war was Henry Wright. 1861. Large and enthusiastic meetings of citizens were held on the 22d and 23d of April to consider the state of the country. After singing and speaking, it was voted
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 12: Norfolk County. (search)
ars, and appointing the mayor and two members of the board of aldermen, with such as the common council might join, with discretionary power to expend the same. April 22d, The mayor announced that he had received two hundred dollars from two individuals in aid of the soldiers. Several physicians tendered their professional serviconvenient for them to engage in active service at the front. The first step taken to organize the company was a meeting held by about thirty citizens on the 22d of April at the residence of Colonel Almon D. Hodges, at which it was resolved to form a company of dragoons for home service; another meeting, more numerously attendedar was Charles Upham. The town-treasurer in the years 1861, 1862, 1863, and 1864 was Jedediah Adams; in 1865, Jesse Holmes. 1861. A meeting was held on the 22d of April, at which it was— .Resolved, That it is the sense of this meeting that we pledge ourselves as a town to see that all the families of such persons as shall
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 14: Suffolk County. (search)
but not less with the power of a parent. Resolved, That his honor the mayor be requested to communicate authentic copies of these resolutions to the President of the United States, and to such other persons or public corporations as may seem wise and expedient. These resolutions were read twice, and assigned for consideration on Monday next at six o'clock. April 19th, One hundred thousand dollars were appropriated for the good care and comfort of the soldiers who may be in Boston. April 22d, It was resolved that for any officer of the city who should enter the military service his place should be kept and his pay continued while absent in the military service. The resolves offered by Alderman Wilson were unanimously adopted, with slight verbal amendments. April 24th, Aldermen Parmenter and Spinney, and Messrs. Brown, Borrowscale, and Roberts of the common council were appointed to take charge of the distribution of military stores. The order concerning city officers who ma
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 15: Worcester County. (search)
blic meeting: Citizens of Bolton! All who are in favor of sustaining the Government of the United States are earnestly requested to meet at the Town Hall on Monday, April 22d, at 7 o'clock P. M., to hear and act upon the proposition received from Berlin and Harvard to form a volunteer military company, and to adopt such other measight Guards. This was in expectation of hostilities, and is the first appropriation made by any town in the Commonwealth in anticipation of a call for troops. April 22d, A thousand dollars was appropriated for the general benefit of the company; and the selectmen were directed to furnish any assistance that may be needed by the own-treasurer in 1861 was John W. Washburn; in 1862, 1863, and 1864, C. A. Pollard; in 1865, Solon Wilder. 1861. A large meeting of citizens was held on the 22d of April to consider matters relating to the war. The attack made upon the Massachusetts Sixth Regiment in Baltimore three days before was frequently referred to by gen