soldiers, which was forwarded by them to the army.
Clarksburg
Incorporated March 2, 1798.
Population in 1860, 420; in 1865, 530.
Valuation in 1860, $107,505; in 1865, $133,234.
The selectmen in 1861 were Dennis Thayer, James Mixer, Hiram Brown; in 1862, Waterman Brown, John Page, Joseph Miner; in 1863, Waterman Brown, Joseph Miner, Hiram Brown; in 1864, Joseph D. Clark, Ezra W. Gleason, Joseph Miner, Jr.; in 1865, Richard Shattuck, Laban Clark, Henry Worthy.
The town-clerk in 186Hiram Brown; in 1864, Joseph D. Clark, Ezra W. Gleason, Joseph Miner, Jr.; in 1865, Richard Shattuck, Laban Clark, Henry Worthy.
The town-clerk in 1861, 1862, and 1863, was Waterman Brown; in 1864, William W. Gallup; in 1865, Charles W. Briggs.
The town-treasurer in 1861 was Joseph Clark; in 1862 and 1863, Joseph B. Wheeler; in 1864, Waterman Brown; in 1865, Eleazer Ketchum.
1861. No action appears to have been taken by the town, in its corporate capacity, in relation to the war during this year.
1862. The first meeting to act upon war matters was held on the 22d of July; at which five hundred dollars were appropriated to pay a bounty
, 1,548; in 1866, 1,549.
Valuation in 1860, $643,823; in 1865, $679,389.
The selectmen in 1861 were R. Cummings, A. C. Allen, Wm. Foster, A. Makepeace; in 1862, R. Cummings, A. C. Allen, George H. Brown, E. W. Combs, William Foster; in 1863, H. Brown, A. C. Allen, Daniel Allen, A. C. Gleason, H. L. Bannister; in 1864, H. Brown, A. C. Allen, A. C. Gleason, Daniel Allen, T. E. Cary; in 1865, A. C. Allen, A. C. Gleason, Sanford Adams, T. E. Cary.
The town-clerk and town-treasurer during all H. Brown, A. C. Allen, A. C. Gleason, Daniel Allen, T. E. Cary; in 1865, A. C. Allen, A. C. Gleason, Sanford Adams, T. E. Cary.
The town-clerk and town-treasurer during all these years was E. H. Blair.
1861. The first legal town-meeting to consider matters relating to the war was held on the 29th of April, at which it was voted to pay each volunteer belonging to the town, when mustered into the military service, twenty dollars, and to furnish him with a revolver.
A pledge was also given that their families should be properly cared for.
1862. April 1st, Voted, to borrow eight hundred dollars for State aid to the soldiers' families.
July 26th, The treasurer w