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Daniel Converse (search for this): chapter 9
afterwards repaid by the Commonwealth, was one hundred and eighty-four thousand and seventy-five dollars and seven cents ($184,075.07), making the total expenditure $599,117.83. The following is the war record of the various towns:— Amherst Incorporated Feb. 13, 1759. Population in 1860, 3,206; in 1865, 3,413. Valuation in 1860, $1,581,521; in 1865, $1,860,457. The selectmen in 1861 were Ezra Ingram, Eleazor Kellogg, H. Pomroy; in 1862 and 1863, Ezra Ingram, Eleazor Kellogg, Daniel Converse; in 1864, Ezra Ingram, Eleazor Kellogg, Avery R. Cushman; in 1865, Ezra Ingram, Eleazor Kellogg, Porter Dickinson. The town-clerk and town-treasurer during all these years was Samuel C. Carter. 1861. May 1st, The selectmen were authorized to borrow not exceeding five thousand dollars to be applied to the purchase of outfits for volunteers, their comfort while in the military service, and the maintenance and support of their families at home. 1862. July 21st, Voted, to pay one h
Henry J. Chandler (search for this): chapter 9
l amount, $15,769.76. Belchertown Incorporated June 30, 1761. Population in 1860, 2,709; in 1865, 2,636. Valuation in 1860, $1,063,603; in 1865, $1,108,591. The selectmen in 1861 and 1862 were Joshua G. Longley, Martin Sedgewick, Henry J. Chandler; in 1863, Leonard Barrett, Wright Barrett, Joshua G. Longley; in 1864 and 1865, Joshua G. Longley, A. Ralph Owen, Henry J. Chandler. The town-clerk and town-treasurer during all of these years was Edwin R. Bridgeman. 1861. The first Henry J. Chandler. The town-clerk and town-treasurer during all of these years was Edwin R. Bridgeman. 1861. The first legal town-meeting to act upon matters in relation to the war was held on the 30th of April, at which it was voted to uniform and clothe, from head to foot, all who volunteer in the Belchertown company, and to furnish a revolver to each of them who go into active service. It was also voted to hire a competent drill-master, and to pay each man for the time spent in drilling; also to pay each volunteer's family ten dollars a month while he is in active service. The ladies of Belchertown made
H. Pomroy (search for this): chapter 9
ng the war for State aid to soldiers' families, and which was afterwards repaid by the Commonwealth, was one hundred and eighty-four thousand and seventy-five dollars and seven cents ($184,075.07), making the total expenditure $599,117.83. The following is the war record of the various towns:— Amherst Incorporated Feb. 13, 1759. Population in 1860, 3,206; in 1865, 3,413. Valuation in 1860, $1,581,521; in 1865, $1,860,457. The selectmen in 1861 were Ezra Ingram, Eleazor Kellogg, H. Pomroy; in 1862 and 1863, Ezra Ingram, Eleazor Kellogg, Daniel Converse; in 1864, Ezra Ingram, Eleazor Kellogg, Avery R. Cushman; in 1865, Ezra Ingram, Eleazor Kellogg, Porter Dickinson. The town-clerk and town-treasurer during all these years was Samuel C. Carter. 1861. May 1st, The selectmen were authorized to borrow not exceeding five thousand dollars to be applied to the purchase of outfits for volunteers, their comfort while in the military service, and the maintenance and support of t
Henry Peirce (search for this): chapter 9
e quota of the town. At a meeting held August 27th, a bounty of one hundred and twenty-five dollars was directed to be paid to volunteers enlisting to the credit of the town, on the last call of the President for more men. The selectmen were authorized to borrow money to pay the same. 1865. April 3d, Voted, to raise five hundred dollars to pay bounties and fifteen hundred dollars for State aid to the soldiers' families; also to pay Henry S. Upton, Dexter M. Oaks, Forest M. Hanson, and Henry Peirce, one hundred and twenty-five dollars apiece at the time of their being mustered out of service. May 6th, Voted, to refund all money paid by subscription or otherwise, as allowed by law, to encourage enlistments. The treasurer was authorized to borrow money for that purpose. Prescott furnished sixty-seven men for the war, which was a surplus of seven over and above all demands. None were commissioned officers. The whole amount of money appropriated and expended by the town on accoun
Moses Morton (search for this): chapter 9
behalf of the soldiers was done by the ladies of Hadley. Hatfield Incorporated May 11, 1670. Population in 1860, 1,337; in 1865, 1,405. Valuation in 1860, $1,071,747; in 1865, $1,442,691. The selectmen in 1861 were Roswell Hubbard, Moses Morton, Lemuel Cooley; in 1862, 1863, 1864, and 1865, William H. Dickinson, R. H. Belden, J. T. Fitch. The town-clerk during all the years of the war was W. D. Billings. The town-treasurer during the same period was D. F. Wells. 1861. The first legal town-meeting to act upon matters relating to the war was held on the 6th of May, at which Moses Morton, William H. Dickinson, George Waite, J. D. Billings, George W. Hubbard, Elijah Bardwell, and Erastus Cowles, were authorized to borrow in behalf of the town not exceeding five thousand dollars, to be expended by them as they might deem expedient on such soldiers from this town and their families as shall be mustered into the United-States service, during the continuance of the present
Dexter Thompson (search for this): chapter 9
itary and Christian Commissions. Their labors were very great, and their contributions very liberal, and were continued until the return of peace rendered further efforts unnecessary. Pelham Incorporated Jan. 15, 1742. Population in 1860, 748; in 1865, 739. Valuation in 1860, $174,513; in 1865, $197,457. The selectmen in 1861 were James M. Cowan, Warren Randall, Asahel Gates; in 1862, James M. Cowan, Lemuel H. Newell, Philander Bartlett; in 1863, 1864, and 1865, John Jones, Dexter Thompson, Alfred Taylor. The town-clerk and town-treasurer during all these years was Calvin D. Eaton. 1861. No action by the town in its corporate capacity in regard to the war appears to have been necessary during this year. 1862. July 21st, The selectmen were authorized to borrow money to pay State aid to the families of volunteers; also to pay a bounty of one hundred dollars to each volunteer to the number of ten, who shall enlist for three years and be credited to the quota of the
Hiram Barrus (search for this): chapter 9
one dollars and four cents ($13,801.04). The amount of money raised and expended by the town during the war for State aid to the families of soldiers, and afterwards repaid by the Commonwealth, was as follows: In 1861, $188.45; in 1862, $1,012.13; in 1863, $1,466.80; in 1864, $1,335.83; in 1865, $561.00. Total amount, $4,564.21. Goshen Incorporated May 14, 1781. Population in 1860, 439; in 1865, 412. Valuation in 1860, $157,942; in 1865, $152,796. The selectmen in 1861 were Hiram Barrus, C. A. Packard, C. C. Dresser; in 1862, C. A. Packard, C. C. Dresser, Alonzo Shaw; in 1863, C. A. Packard, C. C. Dresser, George Dresser; in 1864, C. A. Packard, Alonzo Shaw, George Dresser; in 1865, C. A. Packard, Alvan Barrus, Joshua Knowlton. The town-clerk in 1861 was Benjamin White; in 1862, Alvan Barrus was elected and served until August 5th, when he enlisted and went to the war; Benjamin White was appointed to fill the vacancy; in 1863, Benjamin White; in 1864 and 1865, Joshua
John Parks (search for this): chapter 9
e war articles of various kinds to the money value of three thousand dollars ; and the citizens generally collected and sent to the Christian Commission one thousand dollars. Huntington Incorporated June 29, 1773. Population in 1860, 1,216; in 1865, 1,163. Valuation in 1860, $442,651; in 1865, $409,395. The selectmen during the years 1861 and 1862 were Charles H. Kirkland, Gilbert S. Lewis, William P. Miller; in 1863, Daniel Fry, Jairius J. Lyman, E. B. Tinker; in 1864 and 1865, John Parks, Jairius J. Lyman, Charles H. Kirkland. The town-clerk during 1861 and 1862 was A. J. Stanton; in 1863, 1864, and 1865, E. N. Woods. The town-treasurer in 1861, 1862, and 1863, was Daniel Fry; in 1864 and 1865, Jabez Stanton. 1861. A special town-meeting was held in September, which voted to appropriate a sufficient sum to provide aid to the families of volunteers in the military service from that town as provided by law. 1862. July 19th, Voted, to pay a bounty of one hundred do
Jonathan P. Smith (search for this): chapter 9
h Incorporated April 20, 1754. Population in 1860, 699; in 1865, 647. Valuation in 1860, $268,824; in 1865, $261,416. The selectmen in 1861 were Thomas S. Gilmore, Jonathan W. Goodell, Lynus Tourtelott; in 1862, Zebe Snow, Albert L. Doak, Luther D. Fuller; in 1863, John T. Warner, Luke Earle, Luther D. Fuller; in 1864, John T. Warner, Marvin Bond, Lynus Tourtelott; in 1865, Calvin W. Richards, Marvin Bond, Lynus Tourtelott. The town-clerk during all the years of the war was Jonathan P. Smith. The town-treasurer during the same period was John T. Warner. 1861. No action appears to have been taken by the town, in its corporate capacity, during this year. 1862. July 19th, Voted, to pay a bounty of one hundred dollars to each volunteer who shall enlist for three years and be credited to the quota of the town. A paper was signed by the tax-payers to agree to have the bounty-money raised by a tax upon property. September 10th, Voted, to pay the same amount of bounty to
George C. Strong (search for this): chapter 9
nine months. 1863. August 17th, The families of drafted men were put on the same footing as regards State aid as the families of volunteers. 1864. August 20th, Voted, to raise and appropriate one hundred and twenty-five dollars each for thirty-four men to complete the town's quota, and that it be paid in gold or its equivalent. Easthampton furnished two hundred men for the war, which was a surplus of eighteen over and above all demands. Five were commissioned officers. Major George C. Strong, U. S. A., and Major-General of Volunteers, who was killed in the attack upon Fort Wagner, South Carolina, Feb. 1863, was a native of Easthampton. His name with other of Easthampton men, who fell in the war, is inscribed on a marble tablet in the Soldiers' Memorial Tower of the splendid town hall, erected in 1868-69 at a cost of sixty-five thousand dollars. The whole amount of money appropriated and expended by the town on account of the war, exclusive of State aid, was thirty thous
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