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William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 15: Worcester County. (search)
ney paid by the town for State aid during the war to soldiers' families, and repaid by the Commonwealth, was as follows: In 1861, $316.05; in 1862, $1,456.26; in 1863, $2,130.40; in 1864, $1,743.62; in 1865, $874.13. Total amount, $6,520.46. Brookfield Incorporated Nov. 12, 1718. Population in 1860, 2,276; in 1865, 2,106. Valuation in 1860, $765,765; in 1865, $973,359. The selectmen in 1861 were Dwight Hyde, Henry L. Mellen, Calvin Hobbs, J. M. Gibson; in 1862, Dwight Hyde, Henry L. My fifteen dollars a month, and those who have families or persons dependent upon them for support shall receive in addition thereto eight dollars a month, to be paid as the selectmen shall think best to such family or dependant; also, that each Brookfield member of the military company being raised in whole or in part in the town for the Fifteenth Regiment shall be furnished with a plain and substantial uniform, army blankets, and revolver at the expense of the town. E. Twitchell, J. S. Montagu