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William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 2: Barnstable County. (search)
the front. 1862. July, Voted, to pay a bounty of one hundred dollars to each volunteer for three years service, when mustered in and credited to the quota of the town, and aid not to exceed twelve dollars a month to each of their families. August 14th, Voted, to pay a bounty of two hundred dollars to each of seven men who will enlist for three years to complete the quota of the town. 1863. November 24th, A committee to recruit volunteers to fill the quota of the town under the pending cred dollars when honorably discharged, and a further sum of fifteen dollars upon his enlisting. The treasurer was authorized to borrow not exceeding thirty-five hundred dollars for the foregoing purposes. Seven persons immediately enlisted. August 14th, Voted, to pay a bounty of one hundred and twenty-five dollars to each volunteer enlisting to the credit of the town for nine months service. The treasurer was authorized to borrow money. December 4th, The selectmen were authorized to pay a
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 4: Bristol County. (search)
s directed to make arrangements for enlisting men. Another citizens' meeting was held on the 14th of August, at which it was resolved, that the patriotism of Massachusetts will sustain the Government y-two hundred dollars. A large committee was chosen to recruit men. At a meeting held on the 14th of August, the bounty was increased to three hundred dollars; and the treasurer was authorized to borr-five dollars bounty to each volunteer, when sworn in and accepted. Another meeting was held August 14th (when the separation had taken place), at which the town voted to pay a bounty of four hundreed dollars to pay it. A committee of seven was appointed to aid the selectmen in recruiting. August 14th, Voted, to pay a bounty of two hundred dollars to each volunteer enlisting to the credit of t dollars additional were voted for the same purpose. 1862. A town-meeting was held on the 14th of August, at which the town voted to pay a bounty of two hundred dollars to each volunteer who had en
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 6: Essex County. (search)
town; and, if the arrangement could not be made, they were to induce volunteers to enlist to fill up the ranks of the Amesbury company in the First Regiment Heavy Artillery. The same bounty was to be paid as had previously been fixed upon. August 14th, A town-meeting was held, at which it was voted to increase the bounty to two hundred dollars for three-years men, and to pay a bounty of one hundred and fifty dollars to men enlisting for nine months; and the selectmen were authorized to borrone hundred and sixty-two (162), making a total of five hundred and forty-eight (548). Amount of bounties paid to three-years men,$48,460.00 nine-months men,16,200.00 ————-- Total amount paid under the two calls,$64,660.00 On the 14th of August five thousand dollars were appropriated to aid in the completion of the defences of Salem Harbor, now being constructed by the National authorities. The money was to be expended by the City Committee on Military Affairs. 1864. June 13th,
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 10: Middlesex County. (search)
lunteers living in the town, two hundred dollars for the sick and wounded soldiers, and for the transportation and burial of the bodies of those who had already fallen in battle. July 25th, The selectmen were instructed to enlist twenty-one men to fill the quota of the town under the pending call of the President, and to pay each volunteer a bounty of one hundred dollars; also, to pay the same bounty to each volunteer who had already enlisted, and who actually belonged to North Reading. August 14th, Voted, to pay a bounty of one hundred and fifty dollars to each volunteer to fill the next quota. A sum not exceeding forty-five hundred dollars was appropriated for that purpose; also one thousand dollars for aid to the families of volunteers. 1863. November 16th, Voted, to appropriate five hundred dollars for the benefit of discharged, invalid, and disabled soldiers and their families. 1864. March 26th, Voted, to raise sixteen hundred dollars to pay bounties to volunteers enlis
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 12: Norfolk County. (search)
ars to each volunteer, to the number of seventeen, who shall enlist and be credited to the town within twenty days, and to those who shall enlist within ten days ten dollars extra; the treasurer was authorized to borrow money to pay the same. August 14th, Voted, to pay a bounty of two hundred dollars to each volunteer enlisting to the credit of the town in the nine-months service, and to pay a bounty of seven hundred dollars to each of those volunteers who shall enlist to complete the quota of. 1865. January 2d, The same bounty was continued; and it was voted to pay the recruiting officers of the town two dollars a day and ten cents a mile for travel while they have been or shall be engaged in procuring volunteers for the town. August 14th, Voted, to reimburse to the citizens such sums as they have paid for the purpose of filling the quotas of the town during the past year. Wrentham furnished three hundred and thirty-six men for the war, which was a surplus of seventeen over
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 15: Worcester County. (search)
re authorized to pay a bounty of one hundred and fifty dollars to each volunteer for nine months service. 1863. No special action appears to have been taken by the town during this year in regard to the war, although recruiting volunteers and the payment of State aid were continued. 1864. June 25th, The selectmen were authorized to pay a bounty of one hundred aud twenty-five dollars to each volunteer who should enlist to fill the quota of the town for the next call for men. On the 14th of August it was decided to pay the bounty in gold, and to raise a sufficient sum of money to procure fourteen men for the army. West Brookfield furnished one hundred and fifty-nine men for the war, which was a surplus of twelve over and above all demands. None were commissioned officers. The whole amount of money appropriated and expended by the town on account of the war, exclusive of State aid, was eleven thousand two hundred and seventy-seven dollars and sixty-one cents ($11,277.61). T