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June 15th (search for this): chapter 13
effect the desire of the town as expressed in the above resolve. It was also voted to pay each volunteer ten dollars a month while in active service. Previous to adjourning the following resolution was adopted:— Resolved, That the citizens of East Bridgewater, this day in town-meeting assembled, do unanimously resolve that they will, to the extent of their ability, maintain and defend the integrity of the Constitution and the Union, and uphold the Government of the United States. June 15th, The treasurer was authorized to borrow four thousand dollars to defray any expenses already incurred, and to carry out and fulfil any contract heretofore made with members of the volunteer militia belonging to that town who were called into the service of the United States. October 5th, Voted, to pay State aid to the families of volunteers as provided by law. 1862. July 26th, The treasurer was authorized to borrow forty-five hundred dollars, and the selectmen to open a recruiting offic
June 16th (search for this): chapter 13
eld who may be drafted into the military service, or who may procure a substitute, one hundred and fifty dollars, and to take a note from each bearing interest at the rate of one mill per annum. 1864. At the annual town-meeting held on the 7th of March, it was voted that the income of the Hatch fund be appropriated for the benefit of soldiers' widows. On the 29th of April the town voted to assess a tax of twenty-five hundred dollars for the purpose of promoting enlistments; and on the 16th of June the town voted to pay a bounty of one hundred and twenty-five dollars to each re-enlisted veteran soldier who has not received that amount, and who belongs to the quota of Marshfield. 1865. A special meeting was held on the 24th of July, at which the selectmen were appointed to ascertain and report the best method the town could adopt to express our cheerful reception and hearty welcome to our returned volunteers. It is needless to add a proper reception was given them. Marshfield,
June 13th (search for this): chapter 13
T. Hunt, J. M. Underwood, Elbridge Sprague, and O. G. Healey, together with the selectmen, were appointed with discretionary power to distribute the money. May 15th, Sixteen hundred dollars were appropriated to furnish uniforms for the Harlow Guards, Company K, Fourth Regiment Massachusetts Militia, At this time the company was in active service at Fortress Monroe. and for a new military company forming in the centre of the town, to be given them when the company is ready for service. June 13th, The treasurer was authorized to borrow five thousand dollars for aid to soldiers' families, and one thousand dollars to fulfil any contract entered into with Captain Blanchard's company at East Abington. 1862. April 28th, Resolutions were presented by Hon. Levi Reed, in regard to the death of Corporal John M. Sewall, Company E, Twenty-third Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers, who died at Newbern, North Carolina, April 9, 1862. He was the first citizen of Abington who died in the servic
June 14th (search for this): chapter 13
d fifty dollars to those who would enlist previous to the twelfth of the month. August 23d, Voted, to pay a bounty of one hundred dollars to each volunteer for nine months service. 1863. No action appears to have been necessary by the town during this year to keep up its contingent of men and to provide for the families of the volunteers. 1864. April 4th, The selectmen were authorized to pay a bounty of one hundred and twenty-five dollars to each volunteer for three years service. June 14th, Voted, to raise five thousand dollars to procure forty volunteers to be applied to the quota of this town in anticipation of any future call of the President. August 1st, Voted, to pay the same bounty to volunteers enlisting in the navy as paid to those in the military service. East Bridgewater furnished about three hundred and fifty men, and had a surplus at the end of the war of fifteen over and above all demands. Fourteen were commissioned officers. The whole amount of money appr
June 11th (search for this): chapter 13
dollars to each man. The report was accepted, and the agent was authorized to borrow upon the credit of the town eighteen hundred and seventy-five dollars to procure volunteers in the manner he had named. 1863. December 30th, An agent was appointed to recruit volunteers to fill the pending demand made upon the town for more men, the bounty to each recruit not to exceed one hundred and fifty dollars. The selectmen were authorized to borrow money sufficient to pay said bounties. 1864. June 11th, An agent was appointed to obtain recruits to fill the quota of the town, and the selectmen were authorized to borrow money to pay the expenses of recruiting them. August 8th, The selectmen were directed to deposit a sum of money with the Treasurer of the State, to pay bounties to recruits which might be furnished by the Commonwealth to fill the quota of the town. Rochester furnished about one hundred and twenty-five men, and had a surplus at the end of the war of ten over and above a
December 30th (search for this): chapter 13
ed them, and the selectmen were authorized to borrow money for that purpose. December 23d, An agent was appointed to ascertain upon what conditions recruits could be enlisted to the credit of the town, and to report at an adjourned meeting. December 30th, The agent reported that volunteers could be enlisted in Boston by payment of a bounty of one hundred and twenty-five dollars to each man. The report was accepted, and the agent was authorized to borrow upon the credit of the town eighteen hundred and seventy-five dollars to procure volunteers in the manner he had named. 1863. December 30th, An agent was appointed to recruit volunteers to fill the pending demand made upon the town for more men, the bounty to each recruit not to exceed one hundred and fifty dollars. The selectmen were authorized to borrow money sufficient to pay said bounties. 1864. June 11th, An agent was appointed to obtain recruits to fill the quota of the town, and the selectmen were authorized to borrow m
June 10th (search for this): chapter 13
ll enlisted men in the army belonging to the town; also, to pay State aid to their families as before, and to the families of deceased soldiers. July 30th, Voted, to pay the same aid to the families of drafted men that is paid to the families of volunteers. 1864. March 14th, The selectmen were directed to pay State aid to the families of volunteers from the time they leave town and go to camp. April 28th, The treasurer was authorized to borrow seven thousand dollars for war purposes. June 10th, The selectmen were authorized to pay a bounty of one hundred and twenty-five dollars to each volunteer who should enlist for three years and be credited to the quota of the town. This was continued to the end of the war. 1865. March 7th, The treasurer was authorized to borrow money sufficient to pay State aid to soldiers' families during the year. May 13th, Voted, to raise by taxation twenty-two thousand three hundred and nine dollars and thirty-seven cents ($22,309.37) to refund mon
June 8th (search for this): chapter 13
d dollars to be regarded as a war fund for the defence of our rights; to pay a gratuity of ten dollars to each inhabitant of Marshfield who has enlisted or may hereafter enlist; to pay each volunteer sufficient, when added to what he receives from the Government, to make twenty-five dollars a month, and five dollars extra to those who have families; to accept the patriotic services of the ladies, who have volunteered to make clothing for our soldiers. Another town-meeting was held on the 8th of June, at which the selectmen were instructed to furnish all necessary articles for the soldiers, and to fulfil all contracts entered into by the town so far as the same can be done legally. At a meeting held on the 6th of July the town voted to pay State aid to the families of soldiers in the service, as provided by the act of the Legislature, the same to be continued as long as the soldier remains in the service. It was also voted that the selectmen distribute the clothing in their possessi
June 10th, 1712 AD (search for this): chapter 13
nditure of the several towns on account of the war, exclusive of State aid to the families of enlisted men, was $627,010.67. The total amount of money raised and expended by them during the war for State aid, and repaid by the Commonwealth, was $502,881.40; making a grand total of expenditure of one million, one hundred and twenty-nine thousand eight hundred and ninety-two dollars and seven cents ($1,129,892.07.) The following is the war record of each town:— Abington Incorporated June 10, 1712. Population in 1860, 8,527; in 1865, 8,576. Valuation in 1860, $3,279,465; in 1865, $3,059,801. The selectmen in 1861 and 1862 were Marcus Reed, Zenas Jenkins, Samuel B. Thaxter; in 1863, 1864, and 1865, Marcus Reed, Zenas Jenkins, Henry A. Noyes. The town-clerk during all the years of the war was N. T. Hunt. The town-treasurer in 1861 was N. T. Hunt; in 1862, Bela T. Nash; in 1863, Zenas Jenkins; in 1864, George A. Beal; in 1865, Bela E. Faxon. 1861. The first legal town-mee
December 23rd (search for this): chapter 13
ing to the town who shall enlist in the nine months service should receive a bounty of one hundred and twenty-five dollars, and an additional seventy-five dollars if a sufficient number enlist to fill the quota of the town. The selectmen were authorized to borrow money to pay the same. September 16th, Voted, that an additional bounty of two hundred dollars each be paid to three volunteers, which had been promised them, and the selectmen were authorized to borrow money for that purpose. December 23d, An agent was appointed to ascertain upon what conditions recruits could be enlisted to the credit of the town, and to report at an adjourned meeting. December 30th, The agent reported that volunteers could be enlisted in Boston by payment of a bounty of one hundred and twenty-five dollars to each man. The report was accepted, and the agent was authorized to borrow upon the credit of the town eighteen hundred and seventy-five dollars to procure volunteers in the manner he had named. 1
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