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William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 2: Barnstable County. (search)
bounty of one hundred and fifty dollars to each volunteer for nine months service, when credited to the quota of the town, and to pay his family the same amount of assistance as paid to the families of three-years volunteers. 1863. On the 3d of February a town-meeting was held, to consider the action of the selectmen, and the responsibilities they had incurred in behalf of the town. Up to this date they had borrowed eight thousand dollars on their individual notes, which they had expended if the citizens of the town held every Tuesday evening until the 5th of January next, to commence on Tuesday evening next at six o'clock, to encourage recruiting, and to consider measures by which to fill the quota of the town. 1864. On the 3d of February the town voted to pay four dollars a month to each person dependent on a volunteer for support, provided the amount to any one family shall not exceed eighteen dollars a month. 1865. On the 1st of January a large meeting of citizens was he
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 6: Essex County. (search)
enance of such of our fellow-citizens as have enlisted or may enlist in the service of the Federal Government, and of their families who remain among us. Resolved, That we hereby, one and all, pledge ourselves to support the Federal Government at all hazards. John S. E. Rogers, Charles Fitz, John W. Low, Eben H. Stacy, and George W. Plumer were appointed to act as a committee of distribution, and to have the supervision of the money appropriated under the fifth resolution. 1862. February 3d, The Committee of Distribution having reported that their duties had ended, a vote was passed thanking them for the acceptable manner in which they had performed their labors; and James Davis, Gorham P. Low, and Thomas J. Foster were appointed to consider the best method of disbursing the relief fund. State aid was authorized to be paid to the families of men who had enlisted in the two Bay-State regiments. These were regiments raised by Major-General Butler, and at this time were not
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 14: Suffolk County. (search)
ttee was appointed to make arrangements for the comfort and accommodation of the three-months companies and regiments on their arrival in Boston at the expiration of their terms of service. December 16th, The treasurer was authorized to borrow twenty-five thousand dollars for the payment of State aid to soldiers' families. 1862. January 27th, A long and able report was made in favor of a reorganization of the mode of paying State aid to soldiers' families, which was read and adopted. February 3d, The treasurer was authorized to borrow twenty-five thousand dollars for the payment of State aid. February 10th, It was ordered that Aldermen Rich, Hanson, and Henshaw, with such as the council may join, be a committee on military affairs to make provision for troops passing through the city, either to or from the seat of war, and to attend to other matters in relation to the volunteers that may come before the city council. The order was amended in the council, so that the expense shou
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 15: Worcester County. (search)
iam Grout, of Company D, Fifteenth Massachusetts Volunteers, having been killed at the battle of Ball's Bluff, and his body having been brought home to Worcester for burial, the city council passed the following resolution:— Resolved, That the city council deplore the loss of this young, heroic, and accomplished officer, and deeply sympathize with his afflicted family in their bereavement, and that as a token of respect to his memory the city council will attend his funeral. 1862. February 3d, Twelve thousand dollars were appropriated for the payment of State aid to soldiers' families, which the treasurer was authorized to borrow. July 14th, Twentysix thousand dollars were appropriated to pay a bounty of one hundred dollars to every inhabitant of the city, to the number of two hundred and sixty-one, who shall enlist for three years into the service of the United States on or before the fourth day of August next, to be paid when mustered in and credited to the quota of the cit