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William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 15: Worcester County. (search)
,465. The selectmen in 1861 and 1862 were Luther Hill, Dexter Bullard, Joshua Bemis, Josiah Green, Jr., Jeremiah W. Drake; in 1863, Luther Hill, Dexter Bullard, Nathan Hersey, Alford Wilson, Justin Clark; in 1864, Luther Hill, Dexter Bullard, Alford Wilson, David Prouty, Justin Clark; in 1865, Luther Hill, David Prouty, Alford Wilson, David Bemis, Josiah Green, Jr. The town-clerk during all the years of the war was John N. Grout; and the town-treasurer during the same period was Thomas R. Whittemore. 1861. The first legal town-meeting to act upon matters relating to the war was held on the 29th of April, at which the selectmen, together with David Bemis, Nathan Hersey, and George L. Hobbs, were appointed a committee of safety, to superintend the expenditure of not exceeding five thousand dollars to uniform and equip a military company to be organized in the town, and to pay each member one dollar and fifty cents for each day spent in drilling during the next thirty days, and t