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William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 1, Chapter 7: (search)
ice, you shall receive two dollars for each man. The officer will furnish transportation to Lynnfield. Work, work; for we want men badly. To Moses P. Towne, Topsfield,— We require the aid of every man in the State to forward recruiting. You will not need any papers. If you can enlist a man in Topsfield, do it, and I wiTopsfield, do it, and I will immediately furnish transportation to Lynnfield. The necessity is urgent. The quota for Topsfield, nineteen men. To A. Potter, Pittsfield,— The terrible pressure of business upon me has prevented my answering your favor of the 4th inst. before. I inclose you the blanks you ask for. Pittsfield must furnish one hundrTopsfield, nineteen men. To A. Potter, Pittsfield,— The terrible pressure of business upon me has prevented my answering your favor of the 4th inst. before. I inclose you the blanks you ask for. Pittsfield must furnish one hundred and two men. Why can't you raise a regiment in Berkshire? If we cannot get the men in this way, we must draft; for the men must be had at once. Let a meeting be called; and let those who have money in their pockets, and patriotism in their hearts, step forth, and give to the cause. We must have the men. To E. W. Norton, N<
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 1, Chapter 10: (search)
onsible and corrupt brokers. To show how easy it is to cheat, I will relate a circumstance that happened only the day before yesterday. Two men, belonging to Topsfield, enlisted for that town in Lieutenant Holmes's office, who is himself a citizen of Topsfield; they were mustered in, one for Uxbridge, and one for Tewksbury; thTopsfield; they were mustered in, one for Uxbridge, and one for Tewksbury; the men themselves knew nothing of the change. Lieutenant Holmes investigated the matter; and it was discovered that the clerk in his office, for one hundred dollars paid him, made out fraudulent enlistment papers. I reported the case to Major Clarke; and, as the rolls had not been forwarded to Washington, the men were credited to Topsfield, where they belonged. When the call was made in July, 1863, for three hundred thousand three years men to be raised by draft, certain towns claimed that they should be credited with the surpluses they had already furnished; Colonel Fry, Provost-Marshal-General of the United States, agreed that they should be. According