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Barnstable, Mass. (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 2
at Chatham, twenty miles east of the town of Barnstable, which is the county seat. The whole lengths the record of each town in the county:— Barnstable Incorporated Sept. 3, 1639. Population i Voted, To pay each volunteer belonging to Barnstable, who has enlisted, or may enlist, in the serul heirs, whether they belong to the town of Barnstable or not. It was also voted to pay ten dollart twenty-four persons who may volunteer from Barnstable. The selectmen were authorized to borrow whdopted:— Resolved, That the citizens of Barnstable fully appreciate the heroic patriotism and ners of ‘76, who went forth from the homes of Barnstable to battle for the independence and nationalinths service and be credited to the quota of Barnstable, that was offered to volunteers for three yewas appropriately dedicated July 4, 1866. Barnstable, according to a return made in 1866 by the smention of what was done in two of them. In Barnstable proper, the Ladies' Sanitary Association was[5 more...
United States (United States) (search for this): chapter 2
sted, or may enlist, in the service of the United States, whether upon the land or upon the sea, ther, to the President and Government of the United States, to put down and extinguish for ever this utmost confidence in the President of the United States, and that we will give him our cordial supteer who will enlist in the service of the United States, and be credited to the quota of the town,ay hereafter, enlist in the service of the United States. 1862. A special town-meeting was held d, That, as true and loyal citizens of the United States, we will cherish inviolate the Union and t who have become volunteer soldiers of the United States; also to raise and pay to volunteers havin long as the men are in the service of the United States; provided it shall not exceed the sum of tmonths men for the military service of the United States, and that Frederick A. Gross, Amasa Paine,fted and actually enter the service of the United States as has been furnished to the families of v[3 more...]
Falmouth, Mass. (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 2
ers. The total amount of money appropriated and expended by the town on account of the war, exclusive of State aid, was three thousand four hundred and seventy-six dollars and fifty-four cents ($3,476.54). The amount of money raised and expended by the town during the four years of the war for aid to soldiers' families, and afterwards repaid by the Commonwealth, was as follows: In 1861, 00; in 1862, $111.63; in 1863, $223.20; in 1864, $198.40; in 1865, $300.00. Total amount, $833.23. Falmouth Incorporated June 4, 1686. Population in 1860, 2,456; in 1865, 2,294. Valuation in 1860, $1,323,308; in 1865, $1,375,661. The selectmen in 1861, 1862, and 1863, were Thomas Lewis, Jr., Prince G. Moore, Silas J. Eldred; in 1864 and 1865, Thomas Lewis, Jr., Prince G. Moore, Zenas Hamblin. The town-clerk and town-treasurer during all the years of the war was Thomas Lewis, Jr. 1861. The following extract from a letter which we received in 1867 from Thomas Lewis, Jr., chairman of t
Dennis (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 2
of money appropriated and expended by the town on account of the war, exclusive of State aid, was twenty-seven thousand six hundred and eleven dollars and sixty-nine cents ($27,611.69). The amount raised and expended by the town during the four years of the war for aid to the families of volunteers, and which was afterwards reimbursed by the Commonwealth, was as follows: In 1861, 00; in 1862, $809.59; in 1863, $1,706.80; in 1864, $2,535.00; in 1865, $1,436.03. Total amount, $6,487.42. Dennis Incorporated June 19, 1793. Population in 1860, 3,662; in 1865, 3,512. Valuation in 1860, $1,108,054; in 1865, $1,181,399. The selectmen in 1861, 1862, 1863, 1864, and 1865, were Joshua C. Howes, Alvan Small, Elijah Baxter. The town-clerk during the same years was Isaiah Nickerson. The town-treasurer in 1861, 1862, 1863, and 1864 was Isaiah Nickerson; in 1865, Jonathan Bangs. 1861. There does not appear to have been any action taken by the town in its corporate capacity in rel
Orleans, Ma. (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 2
bandages, and other necessary articles, were made, which were sent to the army hospitals. Orleans Incorporated March 3, 1797. Population in 1860, 1,678; in 1865, 1,586. Valuation in 1860, capture of New Orleans, was presented to the town by Captain Josiah Snow, formerly a citizen of Orleans. The town then voted to pay each of its citizens who would enlist in the military service of tpay one hundred and twenty-five dollars each for fourteen men recruited as part of the quota of Orleans, under the call for troops, Dec. 17, 1864, and to deposit one thousand dollars with the State t the town, at the rate of one hundred and twenty-five dollars for each of the men recruited. Orleans furnished one hundred and seventy-seven men for the war, which was a surplus of twenty-nine ove3, $1,109.77; in 1864, $1,778.35; in 1865, $1,093.20. Total amount, $4,365.28. The ladies of Orleans formed a Soldiers' Aid Society in September, 1862, which continued in active operation until Ap
Falmouth, Va. (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 2
he selectmen, town-clerk and town-treasurer all through the war, in regard to Falmouth, will apply to almost every town in Barnstable County:— At the time of theto enlist men in other places, if a sufficient number could not be obtained in Falmouth; but in no case to pay any higher bounty than that paid to our own citizens. rch 1, 1865. Under this vote the selectmen acted until the end of the war. Falmouth, notwithstanding most of her able-bodied young men were at sea, furnished of hone hundred must have been obtained from other places. At the end of the war, Falmouth had a surplus of ten men over and above all demands made upon it. Two were comn 1864, $1,450.00; in 1865, $979.34. Total amount, $4,674.20. The ladies of Falmouth did their full proportion to assist the soldiers in the field and in the hospi. Mr. Lewis, to whom we are indebted for much of the information in regard to Falmouth, writes:— Although we have no set speeches to record, there was always man
Eastham (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 2
ars of the war for aid to the families of volunteers, and which was afterwards refunded by the Commonwealth, was as follows: In 1861, $32.00; in 1862, $582.63; in 1863, $952.66; in 1864, $1,334.15; in 1865, $912.17. Total amount, $3,813.61. Eastham Incorporated June 2, 1646. Population in 1860, 779; in 1865, 757. Valuation in 1860, $226,795; in 1865, $219,948. The selectmen during the years 1861, 1862, 1863, 1864, and 1865, were Zara Higgins, Prince S. Harding, Jonathan Snow. Thof two hundred and fifty dollars to each volunteer who would enlist and be credited to the town. The selectmen were authorized to borrow one thousand dollars to pay the same. An enlistment paper was opened at the meeting, and four young men of Eastham immediately enrolled their names as volunteers. These filled the quota of the town. The names of the young men were Francis Penmore, Henry Morrison, Peter Higgins, Nathan A. Gill. The meeting then passed the following resolutions— Resolve
Provincetown (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 2
most important of which, at the present time, is Provincetown, at the extreme end of the Cape, whose capaciousoldiers should demand,—we Hope never again. Provincetown Incorporated June 14, 1727. Population in 18 every able-bodied man who should volunteer from Provincetown in either the army or navy, to be paid on his deo raise and pay to volunteers having families in Provincetown a sum of money, in addition to that the town maynty-five dollars for each volunteer enlisted. Provincetown must have furnished for the army and navy about d, $7,368.24. It will be observed, however, that Provincetown paid to the families of volunteers double the amount reimbursed by the State. The ladies of Provincetown organized a Soldiers' Aid Society and a Soldiers' direct to Lieutenant-Colonel Ryder, a citizen of Provincetown, of the Thirty-third Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers. Provincetown, which is situated on the extreme end of Cape Cod, was one of the most exposed places
Plymouth County (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 2
Chapter 2: Barnstable County. The county of Barnstable includes the whole of Cape Cod which, extending east and north into the Atlantic Ocean, was discovered by Gosnold in 1602. It is bounded north-west by Plymouth County, and west by Buzzard's Bay. Cape Cod lies in the form of an arm, half open: the elbow is at Chatham, twenty miles east of the town of Barnstable, which is the county seat. The whole length of the Cape is sixty-five miles, and the average breadth about five miles. Below the town of Barnstable the soil is composed mostly of sand; and the people in considerable degree depend upon Boston, and other large places, for their meats and breadstuffs. It possesses, however, unrivalled privileges for the cod, mackerel, and other fisheries. The county has comparatively little wood, but has many valuable peat meadows, in which, of late years, the cranberry has been successfully cultivated. The county is supplied with an abundance of pure soft water. Formerly large quan
Atlantic Ocean (search for this): chapter 2
Chapter 2: Barnstable County. The county of Barnstable includes the whole of Cape Cod which, extending east and north into the Atlantic Ocean, was discovered by Gosnold in 1602. It is bounded north-west by Plymouth County, and west by Buzzard's Bay. Cape Cod lies in the form of an arm, half open: the elbow is at Chatham, twenty miles east of the town of Barnstable, which is the county seat. The whole length of the Cape is sixty-five miles, and the average breadth about five miles. Below the town of Barnstable the soil is composed mostly of sand; and the people in considerable degree depend upon Boston, and other large places, for their meats and breadstuffs. It possesses, however, unrivalled privileges for the cod, mackerel, and other fisheries. The county has comparatively little wood, but has many valuable peat meadows, in which, of late years, the cranberry has been successfully cultivated. The county is supplied with an abundance of pure soft water. Formerly large quant
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