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William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 10: Middlesex County. (search)
ry active in their labors for the comfort of the soldiers. Shirley Incorporated Jan. 5, 1753. Population in 1860, 1,468; in 1865, 1,217. Valuation in 1860, $662,067; in 1865, $676,275. The selectmen in 1861 were James P. Longley, Samuel Farnsworth, Charles A. Edgarton; in 1862, 1863, and 1864, Stillman D. Benjamin, Nathaniel Hartwell, Alfred Page; in 1865, David Porter, George Davis, Edwin L. White. The town-clerk during all these years was Zenas Brown. The town-treasurer in 1861the same paid to them or their legal representatives at the end of their terms of service; they were also to be furnished with proper outfits. 2d. Voted, to raise five hundred dollars by taxation for these purposes. 3d. James P. Longley, Samuel Farnsworth, and Charles A. Edgarton were chosen a committee to distribute the money. 1862. April 28th, Voted, to raise a thousand dollars for aid to the families of volunteers. June 19th, Voted, to borrow five hundred dollars for the same purpose.