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December 1st (search for this): chapter 3
or recruiting purposes. August 31st, Voted, that the agents of the town for recruiting be directed to pay four-tenths of the cost of a substitute to any enrolled militia-man of said town who will put a substitute into the army, said substitute to answer on the present quota of the town; said payments not to exceed four hundred dollars for a three-years man, three hundred for a two-years man, and one hundred for a one-year man. Fifteen hundred dollars were appropriated for this purpose. December 1st, The treasurer was instructed to borrow two thousand dollars for recruiting purposes, provided the men subject to draft raise five hundred dollars. This amount was raised by them, and paid over to the proper authorities. 1865. March 6th, The selectmen were authorized to borrow whatever money was necessary to pay State aid to the soldiers' families. Otis furnished one hundred and thirteen men for the war, which was a surplus of eleven over and above all demands. One was a commis
July 2nd, 1776 AD (search for this): chapter 3
500.29. The ladies of Great Barrington formed a Soldiers' Aid Society on the 2d of May, 1861, which met once a week, to do soldiers' work, until the close of the war. We have not been able to procure a detailed account of their labors, but this fact may be taken as an illustration of their entire course. Immediately after the battle of the Wilderness, in May, 1864, they raised twenty-two hundred and eighty-two dollars for the benefit of the sick and wounded. Hancock Incorporated July 2, 1776. Population in 1860, 816; in 1865, 967. Valuation in 1860, $494,484; in 1865, $490,299. The selectmen in 1861 were Gardner Eldridge, H. H. Whitman, C. P. Lapham; in 1862, H. H. Whitman, D. H. Gardner, J. C. Gorton; in 1863, 1864, and 1865, H. H. Whitman, R. L. Mason, James R. Whitman. The town-clerk during all the years of the war was Charles B. Wells. The town-treasurer during the years 1861, 1862, and 1863, was Thomas E. Hadsell; in 1864, M. L. White; in 1865, Silas G. Danley.
December 2nd (search for this): chapter 3
ndrew, Grove Gaylord; in 1863, J. Andrew, Aaron Smith, Warren Walker; in 1864, Warren Walker, Nathan A. Chapin, Henry Sisson; in 1865, Warren Walker, Nathan A. Chapin, William C. Kasson. The town-clerk in 1861 was Salmon K. Norton; in 1862, 1863, 1864, and 1865, Seth Pease. The town-treasurer in 1861 and 1862 was Dyer Stanard; in 1863, Theron Warner; in 1864 and 1865, Benjamin Wheeler, Jr. 1861. The first legal town-meeting, to act upon matters relating to the war, was held on the 2d of December, with special reference to the act of the extra session of the Legislature respecting the payment of State aid to the families of soldiers; at which, after proper consideration, it was voted that the selectmen be instructed to provide every volunteer's family, belonging to the town, with all the aid named in the act referred to; also that they have authority to borrow whatever money they may require for that purpose. 1862. A special town-meeting was held on the 23d of July, to take ac
May 18th (search for this): chapter 3
l amount in four years, $10,606.63. Cheshire Incorporated March 14, 1793. Population in 1860, 1,533; in 1865, 1,650. Valuation in 1860, $646,771; in 1865, $675,997. The selectmen in 1861, 1862, 1863, 1864, and 1865, were George W. Fisher, John Burt, Orin Martin. The town-clerk during the same years was E. F. Nickerson, and the town-treasurer during the same period was R. M. Cole. 1861. The first legal town-meeting, to act upon matters relating to the war, was held on the 18th of May; at which it was voted to authorize the selectmen to borrow or raise money sufficient to carry out the provisions of the recent act of the Legislature in relation to the payment of State aid to the families of volunteers. 1862. On the 28th of July a special meeting was held, to consider the best means to fill the quota of the town under the late call of the President for three hundred thousand volunteers for three years service. The selectmen were authorized to pay each volunteer who
May 21st (search for this): chapter 3
drafted men the same as to the families of volunteers; also, the expense of transportation of the drafted men from Stockbridge to the military camp at Springfield, and to borrow money, if necessary, for that purpose. November 3d, The selectmen were appointed to solicit subscriptions to pay bounties to volunteers who may enlist to fill the quota of the town under the last call of the President. Voted, to abate the poll-taxes of all soldiers in the service belonging to Stockbridge. 1864. May 21st, Voted, to raise and assess the sum of three thousand one hundred and sixty dollars, in addition to the eight hundred appropriated April 4th, to fill the quota of the town, and to pay what has already been paid by subscription. June 1st, The selectmen were instructed to recruit twenty-five more volunteers, to apply to the next call for men. 1865. November 7th, Rev. A. H. Dashiell, Charles Goodrich, and Professor F. Hoffman were appointed to take into consideration the subject of erectin
December 5th (search for this): chapter 3
oted to instruct the selectmen to enlist thirty men, in anticipation of a future call of the President of the United States for more men for the military service; and the town-treasurer was authorized to borrow money to pay the same. On the 5th of December, Grove Gaylord and Warren Walker were chosen a committee to procure men enough for the military service to clear the town from draft, in anticipation of a future call from the President. The treasurer was authorized to borrow money. 1865ounty of one hundred and twenty-five dollars to each volunteer to fill the present call. The treasurer was authorized to borrow six hundred and twenty-five dollars. One man in each school district was chosen to canvass the town for recruits. December 5th, The selectmen were directed to raise as many recruits as possible in anticipation of other calls, without limiting the amount of bounty paid. Peru furnished forty-four men for the war, which was a surplus of three over and above all demand
May 22nd (search for this): chapter 3
M. Barker. The town-treasurer during all of these years was Josiah Carter. 1861. A large meeting of the citizens of Pittsfield was held on the 18th of April; at which a committee was appointed to aid the volunteers of the Pittsfield company, which had been ordered to join the Eighth Regiment at Springfield and proceed to Washington for a service of three months; and to make suitable provision for the comfort of their families during their absence. At a legal town-meeting, held on the 22d of May, the action of the citizens' committee was approved; and the committee were authorized to continue in the performance of their duties. 1862. March 3d, The selectmen were directed to pay State aid to the families of volunteers according to the statutes of the Commonwealth, and two thousand dollars were appropriated for that purpose. August 2d, The selectmen were directed to recruit men to fill the quota of the town, and to pay a bounty of one hundred dollars to each volunteer who shall
December 6th (search for this): chapter 3
n taken by the town, in its corporate capacity, in relation to the war during this year, although bounties were continued to be paid, and also State aid to the families of volunteers. 1864. On the 8th of July a town-meeting was held, at which it was voted to pay a bounty of one hundred and twenty-five dollars to each volunteer for three years service, who should enlist and be credited to the town, under the present call of the President, or under any future call he may make. On the 6th of December the selectmen were directed to procure as many volunteers as they may deem necessary, and on the 27th the treasurer was authorized to borrow whatever amount of money should be necessary to fill the contingent of the town. This policy appears to have been continued until the end of the war. The selectmen in 1866 report that the town furnished one hundred and two men for the war; but as Becket furnished its full quota on every demand made by the President for men, and at the end of th
December 10th (search for this): chapter 3
tephen T. Whipple, William A. Talcott, Ezra H. Sherman; in 1862 and 1863, Stephen T. Whipple, Ezra H. Sherman, Luther H. Washburn; in 1864, Stephen T. Whipple, Jared D. Northale, William H. Meade. The town-clerk during all the years of the war was William A. Fuller. The town-treasurer in 1861, 1862, and 1863, was Jedediah W. Newton; in 1864, William A. Fuller; in 1865, Charles B. Whitney. 1861. The first legal town-meeting, to act upon matters relating to the war, was held on the 10th of December; at which the selectmen were authorized to expend such sums from the treasury as they may deem necessary for the relief of the families of volunteers, who are in the military service, and belong to Lanesborough, as the law in relation thereto provides. 1862. August 28, The selectmen were authorized to pay a bounty of one hundred dollars to each volunteer who would enlist in the military service, either for three years or for nine months, and be credited to the quota of the town. 18
April 12th, 1777 AD (search for this): chapter 3
expended by the town on account of the war, exclusive of State aid, was six thousand nine hundred and sixty dollars ($6,960.00). The amount of money raised and expended by the town during the four years of the war for the payment of State aid to the families of soldiers, and which was afterwards repaid to it by the Commonwealth, was as follows: In 1861, $310.14; in 1862, $564.37; in 1863, $656.00; in 1864, $160.00; in 1865, 00. Total amount, $1,681.51. Washington Incorporated April 12, 1777. Population in 1860, 948; in 1865, 859. Valuation in 1860, $299,622; in 1865, $289,398. The selectmen in 1861 were Charles Crosier, Edmund Spencer, James M. Chapel; in 1862, D. W. Dunham, Charles Crosier, Alanson S. Pomeroy; in 1863, Charles Crosier, Alanson S. Pomeroy, John M. Crane; in 1864 and 1865, D. W. Dunham, Simpson Bell, Charles Coates. The town-clerk in 1861, 1862, 1863, 1864, and 1865, was J. S. Brooker. The town-treasurer in 1861 and 1862 was John M. Crane; in 1863,
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