wealth, was as follows: In 1861, $1,101.33; in 1862, $2,980.89; in 1863, $3,046.36; in 1864, $4,060.06; in 1865, $2,900.00. Total amount in four years, $14,098.64.
New Bedford
Incorporated as a town Feb. 23, 1787; as a city, March 9, 1847.
Population in 1860, 22,300; in 1865, 20,863.
Valuation in 1860, $24,196,138; in 1865, $20,525,790.
This great diminution in the valuation was the effect of the war upon the whaling interest.
In 1861, Isaac C. Taber, mayor; Warren Ladd, James L. Humphrey, Nathan Lewis, John P. Barker, Matthew Howland, William H. Reymond, aldermen.
In 1862, Isaac C. Taber, mayor; Warren Ladd, B. Penniman, Jr., Nathan Lewis, John P. Barker, Matthew Howland, William H. Reymond, aldermen.
In 1863, George Howland, Jr., mayor; Warren Ladd, George G. Gifford, Ambrose Vincent, John P. Barker, Matthew Howland, John H. Perry, aldermen.
In 1864, George Howland, Jr., mayor; Warren Ladd, George G. Gifford, Ambrose Vincent, John P. Barker, Matthew Howland, John H