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William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 6: Essex County. (search)
ecial Committee to expend from the appropriations already made five hundred dollars for uniforms for the members of the Light Artillery Company of Salem, and two hundred dollars for uniforms for the new volunteer company organized by Captain Coggswell. Seven hundred dollars were appropriated for building barracks on the camp ground on Winter Island. December 9th, Five thousand dollars were appropriated for the payment of State aid to the families of volunteers for the months of December and January ensuing; and the treasurer, under the direction of the Joint Standing Committee on Finance, was authorized to borrow the money. 1862. January 27th, Twenty thousand dollars were appropriated for the payment of State aid to the families of volunteers. July 19th, Twenty-five thousand dollars were appropriated to encourage the enlistment of volunteers; each inhabitant of Salem who should enlist and be mustered in to the military service, and be credited to the quota of the city, on or befor
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 8: Hampden County. (search)
65, George W. Granger, Philander F. Twining, Nathan E. Slocum. The town-clerk during the years 1861 and 1862 was Rufus Smith. During 1863, 1864, and 1865, William W. Harrison. The town-treasurer all through the war was Edward L. Tinker. 1861. The first legal town-meeting held in Tolland, to act upon matters connected with the war, was held in June, at which it was voted to raise one hundred and fifty dollars to pay State aid to the families of volunteers living in the town. 1862. January—, One hundred and seventy dollars were appropriated for the same purpose. July—, Eight hundred and forty dollars were appropriated to pay bounties to volunteers enlisting to fill the quota of the town. August—, Voted, to pay a bounty of one hundred and fifty dollars for each volunteer to fill our quota of nine-months men called for by the President. December—, Voted, to pay each drafted man or volunteer a bounty of one hundred and fifty dollars to fill the quota. December 29th, Voted,
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 10: Middlesex County. (search)
be requested to recruit the nine-months men. 1863. March—, Six hundred dollars were appropriated for the payment of State aid to soldiers' families. November—, The treasurer was instructed to settle with the State Treasurer for the proportion of Lincoln of the volunteer bounty tax as authorized by law. 1864. April 25th, Fourteen hundred dollars were appropriated to refund money raised by individual subscription, and paid for recruiting ten volunteers sometime during last December and January,—the money to be paid as soon as there is sufficient in the treasury for that purpose. Seven hundred dollars were also appropriated to pay the veteran volunteers belonging to the town of Lincoln. June 13th, Samuel H. Pierce, William F. Wheeler, and Francis Smith were appointed a committee to recruit eight men, at least, to serve the town as volunteers, and the treasurer was authorized to borrow twenty-five hundred dollars for the purpose, to be used by the committee. 1865. October 21st<
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 13: Plymouth County. (search)
nited-States service. August 30th, The town ratified the action of the selectmen in paying a bounty of two hundred dollars under the vote of July 30th. On the 6th of September, voted to pay a bounty of one hundred dollars to volunteers enlisting for nine months service. 1863. March 2d, Nothing of special interest relating to the war appears to have been done by the town in its corporate capacity. The selectmen kept on recruiting and filling demands made upon the town for men. 1864. January—, The selectmen were authorized to pay a bounty of one hundred and twenty-five dollars to each volunteer enlisting for three years service, and were directed to proceed in the matter as soon as they may deem expedient. August 2d, The selectmen were authorized to make a deposit of five hundred dollars in the State treasury to procure volunteers to be credited to the town. Only two were obtained, at a cost of two hundred and fifty dollars; the balance of the money was repaid to the town.