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Wm. J. Griggs James Daly Henry Upham
Daniel H. Rogers
Frederick A. Corey
Richard Soule, Jr.
167
Militia List, 1862.
Franklin L. Brett R. S. S. Andross John Shepard Wm. D. Coolidge George H. Coolidge
Charles Burrill F. J. Houghton
Isaac Taylor
Amos A. Wood
Augustus E. Batchelder
Henry E. Pierce
Thomas G. Wells
Josiah Gooding
William L. Wellman
Elbridge Wason Robert S. Littell
Orin Bosworth
Michael Callaher
Marius Cooley
George W. A. Williams
Timothy Glennan
Patrick Riley
Horatio N. Fuller
Thomas Howe
George Dow
James H. Fay
Simeon Leach
Arthur K. Fay
John Sultz
Nathaniel D. Turner
Robert Leach
Benjamin, at I. Rich's
Charles T. Plimpton
A. W. Seamans
Timothy Corey
Albert Lincoln
John Pulsiver
George L. Richardson
Charles W. Dunn
C. O. Foster
F. Henry Corey Felix Johnson
Horatio P. Willis
Richard Jackson
Charles Kimball
Michael Duffey
Horace James
John Batey
Nathan Hale, Jr.
James Driscoll
Lowell M. Miles
Daniel Driscoll John O'Hare
John E. Cousens
Phillip Duffey
D. Augustus Griggs Stephen Griggs Shepherd McAlister Wm. O. Knap Benjamin Welch Artemas Kimball Joseph Sherwin
John Killnan Thomas Wilson
Michael Flannagan
Edward R. Seccomb James W. Edgerly
Charles Ballou
John L. Wood Frank Gilman Jeremiah Donovan
James Lunney Thomas Maloney John Frawley John Noonan William Freeman Henry Whitney
John Donovan
Cyrus Whitney
George Blanchard Edward Maloney John Murray Michael Lynch Francis Hagerty Cornelius O'Herne Timothy Nihan Bartholomew Mansfield
Charles P. Gardner Joseph Hunton Silas Dame William Ford Thomas Miskill J. Elliot Cabot Albert Cowan George Cowan
Thomas Duffey John Maloney James Commerdy
Benjamin Pierce
John Parkhurst
168
Brookline Town Records.
Michael Hennessy
Edwin Cowan
Stephen Cronan
Lewis S. Price
George W. Rollins
Cornelius Cronan Joseph Reed
John W. Warren
Thomas Doyle
Simon Warren
Thomas Bark
Henry B. Blake
Thomas Walch
Arthur Amory
Patrich Noonan
Robert Amory
John Welch
George R. Phelps
Edward Jones
Isaac Sprague
John Lawton
Francis A. White
Wm. Drohan
Thomas Sweeney
Wm. Lunney
Patrick Drohan
Charles D. Head
Terrance Gallagher
Thomas E. Lanman
Wm. Brannan
Horatio A. Hovey
Peter Havey
John Kelly
L. W. Hastings
Edgar E. Seely
James Ward
Frank Haven
John P. Marquand
A. W. Benton
Hiram Norcross
George A. Slack
Abraham L. Cutler
Lewis Clark
E. W. Cutler
Albert Haven
John W. Cutler
George A. Mudge
Charles A. Whitney
Rufus H. Whitney
Wm. Banks
Nathaniel Lyford
James M. Alger
Andrew J. Harrington
James Quinn
Frederick J. Williams
Wm. S. Wilson
Frederick A. Brown
James O'Connell
T. O. Gardner Frederick H. Sweetser
James Hennessey
H. S. Burdett Charles B. Dana
Amory H. Walker
A. Rosmond Walker Clifford Walker Dwight H. Leonard
Charles Jones
Wm. H. Jameson
Andrew Anderson Wm. Woods Thomas Randall
Robert S. Davis Ira Bursley George Searle
Henry L. Chase
James Edmond
Patrick Mitchell
Thomas H. Bacon
Henry Blaney James M. Washburn
Benjamin W. Hobart, Jr.
Amos R. Binney George E. Hersey
J. Herbert Shedd Albert Cushman William Aspinwall
Reuben A. Chace
Henry T. Gallup Richard Barrett
D. W. Goddard John F. Rogers
James M. Codman
Patrick Holland
Charles Pope
Moses Jones
Moses C. Warren
Seth A. Foule
Samuel Lamson
James K. Stone
169
Militia List, 1862.
Edward Howes David S. Plummer Henry Collins John E. Horr Charles E. Abbott
Charles F. Huntington
Henry G. Seaverns
Thomas Townsend Thaddeus Townsend
George Townsend
William Tawfa
J. Sullivan Warren James Higgens
Edward C. Cabot
George Bacon
Michael Mahoney
Thomas Sweeney
David Ring
Patrick McCarty
Agustine Shurtleff
Burton Neal
Wm. K. Melcher
Edward I. Thomas
James A. Laighton
Alfred Kenrick, Jr.
James Knights Richard Hills
Peter Rooney
John Skilihan
John Crohan
Augustus Bickford Len Stephens Aaron Whitney
Owen Finnegan Thomas Finnegan
John S. Page
Sylvester S. Burleigh
Michael Morressy
Francis P. Denny
John C. Woodward
William J. Humphrey
Daniel Beard Wm. Mullen
James Baker Frank Lawrey
Henry Roach
Morris Kallahan
Charles Craft
Wm. J. Hyde
John Keenan
James Goldesbury
Edward Mealy Michael Whalen
Michael Mealy
Robert Weinsten
George Erhart
Thomas Crouty Thomas McMahan
James Cusick Wm. B. Town
John Zecher Timothy Nihen John Crohen Samuel Woodward Thomas Quimby
David T. Kenrick Edward Bogman
Patrick McAvoy Thomas Waldron Michael O'Dea Dennis Mahan
Martin O'Dea
Patrick McNamara
John McNamara
Thomas Dillon
Albert A. Cobb
F. H. Sweetser M. P. Kennard
Theodore Stearns
George Hancock John C. Carter
John McNulty
Thomas Curry, Jr.
James Finnegan Xanthus Goodnough
Michael Harney
Cornelius Linnehan
Peter Salman John O'Dea
George P. Curtis Asa Talbot Arthur Carson
Hosea Bartlett Joseph W. Goddard Thomas Fallon Timothy Glynn
Patrick Ellis
Howard Dunn Charles Kimball
Bernard McDermot
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Brookline Town Records.
John L. Flanders Alexander C. Studley James B. Hand Patrick Golding John Buggy
William C. Weld
Thomas Parsons Charles Henry
E. Frank Bowditch Wm. Sheafe
Patrick Ronan
James M. Howe
James F. Weeks
James T. Porter
Thomas J. O'Neal
Henry P. Perrin
Michael L. Hicks
Burnham Clark
George Craft
George W. Goodnough
William Bird, 2d
William H. Bird
Patrick Kerrigan
John A. Bird
James Towle Thomas Hattigan
B. F. Kendall
Wm. G. Dearborn
Matthew Lynch
Alfred Winsor
James Barrey
Alfred Winsor, Jr.
Russell Hallett
William P. P. Longfellow
Moses M. Judkins
Bartholomew Cusick
George Atkinson
John Cammerley
William D. Philbrick
John Welch
Alfred Leach
James Barrett Patrick Riley
Thomas Stafford
John McMahan
Charles F. Foster
Nicholas Cantwell
Ebenezer Dwight
Michael Davis
Michael Downs
James Nihen
James H. Harris
John Borland
John W. Griggs
Morris Broderick
Royal Woodward
Timothy Driscoll
Thomas Merriman
Michael O'Day
J. Anson Guild
Michael Killman
Willard Y. Gross
George W. Wild
James Kenyon
George A. Sawyer
John Huntoon
Anson Carson
Charles W. Porter
Wm. - , at James Bartlett's
Willard Onion, Jr.
Benjamin Heustis, Jr.
James Mahan
James Haley
Albert W. Smith
John Panter
Lenellen Ham
Charles Panter
Francis Dorgan
Wm. R. Paine
George B. Blake, Jr.
Edwin Field
Franklin Lewis
C. W. Rogers George Griggs
Benjamin Goddard
James Morse
Mears Orcutt
Marshall Russell
Charles P. Heustis
Samuel A. Robinson
Edward Rogers G. W. Atkinson
Samuel Clark G. Homer Morse Elisha Jacobs
James Coyne Patrick Drohan
Charles McCarty
Simon Leach
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Militia List, 1862.
Arthur W. Blake Wm. Lincoln
T. E. Baker
F. L. Mecum
John W. Candler
J. F. Gilman
Samuel Johnson
A. W. Boardman
Henry Wheelock
Benjamin Wells, Jr.
Charles W. Tolman
Joshua H. Putnam
John A. Fairbanks
Elijah C. Emerson
George E. Bogman
Agustus Waterman
John Gibbs Benjamin F. Baker
James M. Seamans Wm. Flagg
Stephen Libby
James A. Dupee
Michael Griffin
George Magee
Michael Sweeney Ansel H. Waterman
Charles A. Brackett
Joseph Thomas
John P. Bliss
Charles L. Palmer
Frank F. Seamans
Wm. W. Trowbridge
George W. Bird
James Rooney Edwin Clark
Florin Kaiser
Jonathan P. Sanborn
John H. Webber
Michael Mahan
George Hannah
Henry Watson
Charles Maynard
John Derell
Richard H. Gilson
Samuel Porter
William H. White
Richard Johnson
John O. Libby
John D. Kelly
Wm. Desmond
John Dustin Daniel D. Adams
John D. Long
Oliver Cousens
James Darrah Wm. Darrah Henry Orcutt, Jr.
Charles H. Draper
Frank Parker
Ansel G. Mathews Philip S. Allen
Charles H. Whitham
Adison Richards
Peter W. Pierce Wm. B. Eager
Mansfield Haskins
Charles A. Patch
Wm. O. Churchill
George Mellen
Solomon F. Whitney
Isaiah S. Getchell
Wm. H. Barnard Frederick Barnard Charles Chase Osavius Verny George F. Johnson Ebenezer Morse John Aspinwall Patrick Dillon Daniel Phelps
George Bugbee
Michael Cusick John O'Dea John Haskins Henry Hall Patrick Watson
Charles P. Trowbridge
Elisha A. Bradin
Mark R. Wendall
Bradford Kingman
Alvin A. Rice
Mark E. Noble
Wm. H. Richardson Edwin Grover Emory Grover Moses Thompson James R. Burdett Wm. F. Hall, Jr.
172
Brookline Town Records.
Jacob Miller
George B. Withington
Oliver B. Delano
Abel B. Shedd Hiram P. Ring
John C. Nichols
Thomas W. Nickerson
Moses Withington
Willard Bass
Howard S. Williams
Eben Reed John Truesdale
William Mathews
Edw. H. Chamberlin
Foster Whitehouse
George B. Chamberlin .
Hosea Hammond
James Cunningham
Silas H. Langley
Joseph L. White
James H. Clark
Daniel Short
Pascal Merrill Elisha T. Penniman Charles Smith John H. Fisher
Wm. Rooney
John H. Cabot
Francis K. Fisher
Wm. F. Cabot
Michael Manley
Follen Cabot
Michael Glynn
Thomas -. at Henshaw's
John Power
Eli D. Sanderson
Albert H. Sanderson
Charles Mellen
JOHN N. TURNER, JERATHMEEL DAVENPORT, THOMAS B. HALL, Assessors of the Town of Brookline.
Received into the Town Clerk's office July 12th, 1862, and return made to the office of the Adjutant-General.
Attest : B. F. BAKER, Town Clerk.
CITIZENS' MEETING, JULY 12, 1862.
CITIZENS OF BROOKLINE.
"' ROUSE YE AT YOUR COUNTRY'S CALL !"
An order having been issued by the Governor of this Commonwealth as Commander-in-Chief, viz. :
That the President of the United States has called upon this Commonwealth to furnish fifteen thousand volunteers to form new regiments and to fill the ranks of those from the Commonwealth now at the seat of war, and that the number for this town to furnish is sixty-one men.
Joshua Little
Henry Lee, Jr.
Edward Atkinson
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Citizens' Meeting, July 12, 1862.
We therefore request all the citizens of the town of Brook- line to meet at the Town Hall, on Saturday, the twelfth instant, at eight o'clock in the evening, to take into consid- eration what course it will be best for the town to take in enlisting its proportion of men, and to secure said enlist- ment as soon as possible, that our brethren and neighbors now in arms and battling sternly and courageously for the maintenance of the best form of government that ever existed may know that strong arms, willing hearts and liberal hands are ready to sustain them in their endeavors to uphold the Union, the Constitution, and the laws.
JAMES BARTLETT, MARSHAL STEARNS, THOMAS PARSONS, E. R. SECOMB, N. G. CHAPIN,
Selectmen of the Town of Brookline.
BROOKLINE, Mass., July 12th, 1862.
In pursuance of the foregoing notice, which had been posted by hand-bills around the town and by being published in the Boston Daily Journal and the Boston Daily Traveller, the citizens of the town of Brookline assembled at the Town Hall, on Saturday, the twelfth day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two, and were called to order by the Town Clerk, at eight of the clock in the evening.
The meeting proceeded to organize by the choice of the following officers, viz. :
Chairman-James Bartlett.
Secretary-B. F. Baker.
Mr. Bartlett on taking the chair called the meeting to order, while prayer was offered by the Rev. J. Lewis Diman, who fervently besought the Divine guidance, protection and help in this our time of trial and need.
The chairman then briefly stated the object of the meeting as set forth in the call, and that the Selectmen deemed it best to consult with the citizens in regard to the best course to pursue in the present emergency.
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Thomas Parsons, Esq., made a spirited and patriotic speech in favor of using all the means at our command to put down the rebellion and enforcing the laws throughout the whole county, and if any one obstructed the same, to crush him out as a traitor. He was in favor of enlistments and of paying a liberal bounty to volunteers.
On motion of Thomas Parsons, it was-
Voted, That the Selectmen be requested to call a town meeting as soon as possible, to raise money to pay those who will volunteer for the service called for by the President of the United States.
A. A. Lawrence offered to advance the sum of six thou- sand dollars to pay bounties.
Stirring and spirited speeches were made by J. Murray Howe, Amos A. Lawrence, G. Twichell, Henry Wenzel, C. W. Wilder, and others.
Voted, That the Selectmen be requested to open a recruit- ing office immediately, for the enlistment of men, and that the sum of one hundred dollars be paid each volunteer when sworn into the service of the United States.
Voted, That a recruiting office be opened at military head- quarters on Monday morning next.
The meeting was very full and unanimous.
Adjourned.
Attest :
B. F. BAKER, Secretary ,
CITIZENS' MEETING, AUGUST 9, 1862.
CALL. " RALLY TO YOUR COUNTRY'S CALL."
"The citizens of the town of Brookline are invited to meet in the Town Hall, at 8 o'clock, Saturday evening, August 9, to consider what measures should be taken for the imme- diate enlistment of the quota of troops called for from this town.
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Citizens' Meeting, August 9, 1862.
" Let it not be said that the patriotism and liberality of the citizens of the old town of Brookline are not equal to that exhibited by citizens of other towns and cities of our old Bay State."
In pursuance of the foregoing call, which had been posted about the town and published in the Boston Daily Journal and Boston Daily Traveller, the citizens of the town of Brookline assembled in the Town Hall, on Saturday, the ninth day of August, in the year of our Lord eighteen hun- dred and sixty-two, and were called to order at eight of the clock in the evening, by William A. Wellman, Esq.
The meeting organized by the choice of the following officers, viz. :
Chairman-William H. Gardner.
Secretary-B. F. Baker.
Mr. Gardner then read the foregoing call to the meeting, and proceeded to make a patriotic and stirring speech, and in an impressive and earnest manner to lay before the assembly the unrighteousness of the course pursued by the states in rebellion, the utter worthlessness of their pretence for the right of secession, and the importance and need of all loyal persons uniting together with all their might and energies and means to subdue and crush out this unnatural rebellion and restore the prestige and power of the whole United States of America.
Mr. Moses B. Williams, Chairman of the Military Com- mittee, stated that when they were chosen, about eighteen months ago, the enthusiasm was so great on the part of the people that the question was not who would go to join the army of the Union, but who should stay at home; now the question was, who will come forward and enlist in this great cause of right and law, and he thought that the people should do all in their power to encourage and help on this glorious cause.
Voted, That a committee of five be appointed by the chair to report a resolution or some course of action to the meet- ing, to be pursued at the present time.
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Brookline Town Records.
The chairman appointed the following gentlemen, viz. : George B. Blake, Moses B. Williams, William H. Jameson, John C. Abbott, George Bacon, committee on resolutions.
Leverett Saltonstall, of Newton, addressed the meeting in an enthusiastic and glowing speech. He urged the impor- tance of united action to save and preserve the institutions of the country, which were. in danger from rebels in arms, who, in their thirst for place and power, had thrown off their allegiance to the government, had violated their oaths of fealty, and were now endeavoring to overthrow and destroy the government they had sworn to support, and destroy the constitution which lies at and is the foundation of this great and mighty people. He closed with an earnest and urgent appeal to all the citizens of this old Common- wealth to respond to the pressing demands of this hour. Mr. Saltonstall closed his remarks amid the greatest enuthu- siasm of the meeting, the band playing " Hail Columbia."
The committee on resolutions now returned and reported the following vote, viz. :
Voted, That the Military Committee be directed to fill the quota of recruits assigned to this town forthwith and the funds furnished by individuals as subscribed upon a paper now presented to this meeting be placed in the hands of said committee for that purpose.
The Military Committee reported that up to the present time forty-seven recruits had been obtained upon the roll.
The meeting was addressed by Eben Jordan, J. M. Howe, - Ingals, late from the army of the Potomac, and several others, who urged in a fervent manner the sustaining of the Government and the most vigorous prosecution of the war.
J. Kent Stone, a young man of this town who had enlisted, appealed in well chosen remarks to the young men of the town to come and join the ranks with him and do battle for their country in this her hour of need.
W. S. Spencer also urged, in a most impressive manner, upon all who can do or say anything to help along the cause, by all means to do it, and not to think we had a negligent or idle foe, for all that could be done they were doing, giving
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freely of their means and urging their sons and all whom they could influence to join the ranks of the rebels.
Henry Wheelock, a volunteer, also urged the young men to come forward and join with him the ranks of the Union Army to help put down the rebellion.
T. Dunlap Smith, a returned soldier, who was taken prisoner by the rebels at the battle of Bull Run, gave some interesting accounts of his experience while in prison at Richmond, Va., stating that they were treated in a cruel and harsh manner, being kept on the coarsest of fare and being denied proper medical and surgical attendance, and that a spirit of hate pervaded the rebel community of that city.
M. B. Williams, chairman of the Military Committee, agreed to furnish one man for three years, and do all he could to encourage others. A citizen of the town pledged himself to furnish a man. J. Murray Howe agreed to send a man and give the sum of five hundred dollars towards a soldiers' fund, to be used for those who may return sick or disabled, and their families.
A note was read from Edward Atkinson, pledging two hundred dollars to the soldiers' fund.
Voted, That the Selectmen be requested to call a town meeting forthwith, to provide for the more energetic enlist- ment of volunteers.
Voted, To adjourn, to meet at this place on Tuesday even- ing next, the 12th instant, at eight o'clock.
The meeting was very large, the hall being entirely full and a great many unable to obtain an entrance. The whole proceedings of the meeting were conducted with a unanimity and enthusiasm rarely witnessed.
Adjourned with three rousing cheers for the Union.
Attest : B. F. BAKER, Secretary.
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Brookline Town Records.
ADJOURNED CITIZENS' MEETING, AUG. 12, 1862.
Pursuant to adjournment, the citizens of the town of Brookline assembled at the Town Hall on Tuesday evening, August the twelfth, 1862, amid the firing of cannon, the ringing of the bells and the playing of the band.
The Chairman, William H. Gardiner, called the meeting to order at eight o'clock, and addressed the meeting in a spirited and energetic manner on the necessity of increased action in the present state of our national affairs, and then called upon the Military Committee to report what progress they had made since the last meeting.
M. B. Williams, chairman of the committee, reported that the roll was full and more than full.
This announcement was received with the greatest enthu- siasm by the meeting, and three cheers were given for the committee.
The chairman pledged himself to send a man. Shadrach Robinson pledged himself to furnish three men.
On motion of W. A. Wellman, it was-
Voted, That the Military Committee be authorized to con- tinue recruiting for three years' service, and to pay such bounty as they may deem advisable until the list shall reach the number required for volunteers and for drafted men.
Major D. K. Wardwell, from the army of the Potomac, gave an account of the army and its manner of living, march- ing and fighting; also, of the best manner for new recruits to take care of their health and render the most help to the cause. He closed with an eloquent and fervent appeal to all classes and parties to join to uphold the old flag and preserve the best country that ever the sun shone upon, to be a bless- ing and a home to the generations that shall come after us, as it has been to us.
Judge Manchester of Illinois addressed the meeting in an eloquent and patriotic manner, urging a complete union of all the people of the loyal States for the one grand object of putting down the rebellion and maintaining the Union.
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Special Meeting, September 11, 1862.
On motion of J. M. Howe, it was-
Voted, That a committee of five be added to the Military Committee, to solicit additional subscriptions to the guar- antee fund, and to raise the town's quota of men.
Volunteers were called for, and the following gentlemen responded, viz. : Nehemiah Washburn, B. F. Baker, John M. Glidden, Charles P. Gardiner, Wm. H. Jameson.
The hall was again filled to its utmost capacity and many were unable to gain admittance. The whole proceedings were patriotic and very harmonious.
Dissolved with three cheers for the Union.
Attest : B. F. BAKER, Secretary.
SPECIAL MEETING, SEPTEMBER 11, 1862.
SEAL. SEAL. SEAL.
WARRANT.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
NORFOLK, SS.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Brookline,
GREETING :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the town of Brookline, qualified to vote in elections, to meet at the Town Hall in said town, on Thursday, the eleventh day of September, instant, at seven and a half of the clock in the evening, for the following purposes, viz :
First. To choose a Moderator.
Second. To consider and act upon the subject of raising by tax the several sums voted by the town at the two last town meetings, for paying bounties to soldiers and for military purposes ; said tax to be raised by assessment upon the estates, real and personal, of all persons liable to pay taxes, in accordance with the valuation of the town made last May by the Assessors.
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Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon, to the Selectmen, on or before the time of said meeting.
Given under our hands and seals at Brookline aforesaid, this third day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two.
JAMES BARTLETT, MARSHAL STEARNS, THOMAS PARSONS, Selectmen of the Town of Brookline.
NORFOLK, SS. BROOKLINE, Mass., September 6th, 1862.
In pursuance with the foregoing warrant, I have notified the inhab- itants, legal voters of the town of Brookline, to meet at the time and place and for the purposes within named, by leaving a printed copy of the same at their last and usual place of residence four days at least before the time of said meeting.
JOHN DUSTIN, Constable of Brookline.
In pursuance of the foregoing warrant, the citizens of the town of Brookline assembled at the Town Hall in said town, on Thursday, the eleventh day of September, in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and sixty-two, and were called to order at seven and one-half of the clock, by the Town Clerk, who proceeded to read the warrant calling said meet- ing and the return thereon, and presided during the choice of a Moderator, in conformity with the first article in the warrant.
The meeting nominated and chose for Moderator S. S. Bucklin, and he took the chair.
The Second Article in the warrant was then taken up, viz. :
To consider and act upon the subject of raising by tax the several sums voted by the town at the two last town meetings, for paying bounties to soldiers and for military purposes; said tax to be raised by assessment upon the estates, real and personal, of all persons liable to pay taxes, in accordance with the valuation of the town made last May by the Assessors.
Voted, That a committee of three be appointed by the Moderator to consider and report to the meeting a course of action on the foregoing article.
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Special Meeting, September 11, 1862.
The Moderator appointed the following gentlemen, viz. : Moses B. Williams, Aug. Aspinwall, J. N. Turner.
The committee reported the following vote, viz. :
Voted, That the Assessors he and hereby are ordered to levy a tax of three dollars on the thousand on the valuation of the town made last May, to be collected the present year, to pay the money borrowed to defray the expense of enlist- ment and for military purposes the present year.
After discussion upon the subject and in regard to the expediency of levying the tax the present year, the subject was laid on the table.
George Griggs presented the following resolutions, viz. :
That the Military Committee be requested to report a full and accurate account of the receipts and expenditures since their first appointment, and that the Auditors of the Treas- urer's accounts for the last year be requested to audit the same and report at a future meeting in print, as the ordinary receipts and expenditures are printed.
After discussion upon the foregoing resolution and its bearings upon the subject before the meeting, it was-
Voted, To indefinitely postpone the further consideration of the subject.
On motion of C. W. Wilder-
Voted, That the Military Committee be instructed to pay to each and every inhabitant of Brookline who has or shall volunteer previous to the draft for nine months' service, the sum of one hundred dollars bounty, to be paid to such vol- unteers when they shall be sworn into the service of the United States.
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