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William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 4: Bristol County. (search)
on in 1860, 1,848; in 1865, 1,709. Valuation in 1860, $818,451; in 1865, $842,527. The selectmen in 1861 and 1862 were Augustus Lane, William D. Wetherill, Horatio Bates; in 1863, William D. Wetherill, Horatio Bates, Benjamin E. Sweet; in 1864 and 1865, William D. Wetherill, Horatio Bates, Charles Sprague, Jr. The town-clerkHoratio Bates, Benjamin E. Sweet; in 1864 and 1865, William D. Wetherill, Horatio Bates, Charles Sprague, Jr. The town-clerk and the town-treasurer during all of these years was Austin Messenger. 1861. The first legal town-meeting, to act upon matters relating to the war, was held on the 4th of May, at which it was voted that the town furnish each soldier who may enter the service of the country from Norton with a uniform, not to exceed ten dollars iHoratio Bates, Charles Sprague, Jr. The town-clerk and the town-treasurer during all of these years was Austin Messenger. 1861. The first legal town-meeting, to act upon matters relating to the war, was held on the 4th of May, at which it was voted that the town furnish each soldier who may enter the service of the country from Norton with a uniform, not to exceed ten dollars in cost; and that each soldier who has entered the service of the country, and who shall hereafter enter it from the town of Norton, shall receive fifteen dollars as a bounty; and a sum per month, in addition to what he may receive from the General Government or from the State, sufficient to make his pay twenty-six dollars per month