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May 26th (search for this): chapter 13
ho is married fifteen dollars a month, and to each unmarried enlisted man ten dollars a month in addition to the Government pay. The treasurer was authorized, under the direction of the selectmen, to borrow a sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars. Voted, to give each volunteer belonging to the town ten dollars for a uniform; to allow each man while engaged in drilling one dollar a day. The selectmen were authorized to expend three hundred dollars in organizing a military company. 1862. May 26th, The selectmen were authorized to borrow fifteen hundred dollars to aid the families of volunteers. July 21st, Voted, to pay a bounty of one hundred dollars to each volunteer for three years service when mustered in to the credit of the town, and to appropriate three thousand dollars to pay the same. August 15th, Voted, to pay a bounty of one hundred dollars to each volunteer for nine months service, and to borrow four thousand dollars for that purpose. Edwin Young, Caleb W. Prouty, Henr
July 13th (search for this): chapter 13
e bounty was authorized to be paid to nine-months volunteers. 1863. December 15th, Voted, to pay to each raw recruit fifteen dollars, and to each veteran recruit twenty-five dollars, who shall enlist for three years and be credited to the quota of the town in addition to all other bounties. 1864. April 11th, The bounty to each volunteer for three years service was fixed at one hundred and twenty-five dollars, and that amount was continued to be paid by the town to the end of the war. July 13th, Voted, to pay each man liable to do military duty, who shall put in a substitute for three years service and have him credited to the town, the same bounty as paid by the town to volunteers. Various citizens' meetings were held during the war to aid the town authorities in recruiting men, and more than two thousand dollars were contributed by individual citizens for that purpose. Carver furnished one hundred and twenty-seven men for the war, which was a surplus of six over and above a
June 9th, 1790 AD (search for this): chapter 13
town for war purposes, exclusive of State aid, was twenty-nine thousand and nine hundred dollars ($29,900.00). This does not include the amount raised by private subscription to encourage recruiting, which was quite large. The amount of money raised and expended during the war for State aid, and repaid by the Commonwealth, was as follows: In 1861, $830.27; in 1862, $3,811.00; in 1863, $4,216.77; in 1864, $3,947.63; in 1865, $2,877.40. Total amount, $15,683.07. Carver Incorporated June 9, 1790. Population in 1860, 1,186; in 1865, 1,059. Valuation in 1860, $490,290; in 1865, $459,583. The selectmen in 1861 were Alvin Perkins, Thomas B. Griffith, Horatio A. Lucus; in 1862, Alvin Perkins, Thomas B. Griffith, Thomas Vaughan; in 1863, Alvin Perkins, Thomas Vaughan, Joseph Barrows; in 1864, Alvin Perkins, Thomas Vaughan, Andrew Griffith; in 1865, Thomas Vaughan, Andrew Griffith, Frederick Cobb. The town-clerk during the years 1861, 1862, 1863, and 1864 was Ansel Bartlett Maxi
1669 AD (search for this): chapter 13
ten dollars ($7,110.00). The amount of money raised and expended by the town during the war for State aid to the families of volunteers, and repaid by the Commonwealth, was as follows: In 1861, $425.71; in 1862, $1,207.71; in 1863, $1,626.61; in 1864, $1,134.49; in 1865, $500.00. Total amount, $4,894.52. Much good work was done by the ladies of Mattapoisett for the soldiers and sailors belonging to the town, while in the service of their country. Middleborough Incorporated June—, 1669. Population in 1860, 4,553; in 1865, 4,525. Valuation in 1860, $2,260,826; in 1865, $2,134,878. The selectmen in 1861 were C. B. Wood, B. P. Wood, G. W. Wood; in 1862, S. Tucker, B. P. Wood, Ira Smith; in 1863 and 1864, J. T. Wood, A. K. Bishop, Ira Smith; in 1865, J. T. Wood, A. Miller, J. M. Eddy. The town-clerk and town-treasurer in 1861 and 1862 was Sidney Tucker; in 1863, John Shaw, Jr.; in 1864 and 1865, C. B. Wood. 1861. The first town-meeting to act upon matters relating to
February 14th, 1849 AD (search for this): chapter 13
ned officers. The whole amount of money appropriated and expended by the town for war purposes, exclusive of State aid, was twenty thousand and ninety-three dollars and nine cents ($20,093.09). The amount of money paid by the town during the war for State aid to soldiers' families, and repaid by the Commonwealth, was as follows: In 1861, $440.94; in 1862, $2,593.18; in 1863, $5,111.47; in 1864, $5,816.11; in 1865, $3,913.73. Total amount, $17,875.43. South Scituate Incorporated Feb. 14, 1849. Population in 1860, 1,764; in 1865, 1,578. Valuation in 1860, $922,853; in 1865, $840,924. The selectmen in 1861 and 1862 were William Hatch, Samuel Tolman, Jr., James J. Farrar; in 1863 and 1864, Samuel Tolman, Jr., John Clapp. Liba Litchfield; in 1865, Samuel Tolman, Jr., Liba Litchfield, Dexter M. Willcutt. The town-clerk and town-treasurer during all of these years was Ebenezer S. Fogg. 1861. No legal town-meeting appears to have been held during this year to act upon ma
April 23rd, 1861 AD (search for this): chapter 13
and expended by the town on account of the war, exclusive of State aid, was one hundred and five thousand two hundred dollars ($105,200.00). The amount of money raised and expended during the war by the town for State aid to soldiers' families, and repaid by the Commonwealth, was as follows: In 1861, $7,045.08; in 1862, $17,651.89; in 1863, $22,038.08; in 1864, $20.000.00; in 1865, $14,000.00. Total amount, $80,735.05. The ladies of Abington formed a Union Aid Society as early as April 23d, 1861. This was followed soon after by the ladies in the various parishes. The soldiers' work performed by them was very great. The contributions consisted chiefly of quilts, pillow-cases, sheets, drawers, handkerchiefs, shirts, lint, bandages, and money. They were distributed to the soldiers through the agency of the Christian and Sanitary Commissions. Bridgewater Incorporated June 3, 1656. Population in 1860, 3,761; in 1865, 4,196. Valuation in 1860, $1,878,831; in 1865, $1,992,
July 6th (search for this): chapter 13
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 possession to the volunteers, and if there should be a deficiency to procure more when called for. 1862. At the annual town-meeting held on the 3d of March, the selectmen were directed to pay the volunteers belonging to Marshfie
April 18th, 1861 AD (search for this): chapter 13
her volunteer or be drafted to fight in defence of our Government, in a sum sufficient, taken in connection with the pay received from the Government, to make the sum total of twenty dollars a month for the time they are actually engaged in such military duty; and in case of their decease, the said extra pay is to be paid to their heirs. Company A, of the Third Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, belonged to Halifax, and left the State with the regiment for Fortress Monroe, Va., April 18, 1861. The Company was originally formed in 1792, and served in the War of 1812, under the command of Captain Asa Thompson, who died in 1862. A committee of five was appointed to provide proper assistance for the families of the soldiers. 1862. July 30th, Voted, to pay a bounty of one hundred dollars to each volunteer who shall enlist to the credit of the town, to be paid when mustered into the United-States service. August 30th, The town ratified the action of the selectmen in paying a b
June 4th, 1707 AD (search for this): chapter 13
repaid by the Commonwealth, was as follows: In 1861, $4,151.77; in 1862, $12,601.95 ; in 1863, $12,047.19; in 1864, $12,436.74; in 1865, $6,600.00. Total amount, $47,837.65. The ladies of Plymouth contributed liberally of their time and means for the comfort of the soldiers absent in the army. Among other services rendered they made the uniforms worn by one of the Plymouth companies, having met in Leyden Hall each day for more than a week for that purpose. Plympton Incorporated June 4, 1707. Population in 1860, 994; in 1865, 924. Valuation in 1860, $366,835; in 1865, $304,305. The selectmen in 1861 were Zaccheus Parker, Charles H. Perkins, Ira S. Holmes; in 1862, Isaiah Churchill, Charles H. Perkins, Alexander Harvey; in 1863, Charles H. Perkins, George W. Sherman, S. Briggs; in 1864, Charles H. Perkins, John Sherman, George W. Sherman; in 1865, William Perkins, George W. Holmes, John Sherman. The town-clerk during all the years of the war was William Perkins. The t
June 30th (search for this): chapter 13
rrow money to aid the families of deceased and disabled soldiers, and the families of men who may be drafted. 1864. March 30th, Voted, to raise four thousand seven hundred dollars to refund money paid by private citizens for bounties and to encourage recruiting. The bounty to volunteers for three years service was fixed at one hundred and twenty-five dollars. August 3d, This amount was directed to be paid to all persons who furnished substitutes to fill the quota of the town. 1865. June 30th, Voted to have a celebration in honor of those who had served in the army and navy, including their families. A committee of twenty was appointed to make arrangements. Abington furnished about ten hundred men for the war, which was a surplus of seventy-one over and above all demands. Forty-four were commissioned officers. The whole amount of money appropriated and expended by the town on account of the war, exclusive of State aid, was one hundred and five thousand two hundred dollars
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