History of Westchester county : New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City / . RY E. 081 town was nearly expended, the Legislature of theState of New York passed an act authorizing thecounty to issue bonds to the amount of fifty thousanddollars, for the relief of the families of volunteers. Bythis act the town auditors were alone authorized toapply the moneys thus provided; and the DefenseCommittee, supposing their labors were ended, pre-pared to dissolve. But on the 13th day of Aug-ust, 1862, Governor Morgan issued a call for additio
History of Westchester county : New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City / . RY E. 081 town was nearly expended, the Legislature of theState of New York passed an act authorizing thecounty to issue bonds to the amount of fifty thousanddollars, for the relief of the families of volunteers. Bythis act the town auditors were alone authorized toapply the moneys thus provided; and the DefenseCommittee, supposing their labors were ended, pre-pared to dissolve. But on the 13th day of Aug-ust, 1862, Governor Morgan issued a call for additionalvolunteers, under a new proclamation of the Presi-dent, and the several towns were directed to fill upthe quotas which were assigned to them. In this as-pect of affairs, the Defense Committee, in the spirit oftheir first resolution, determined to continue their ef-forts, and proceeded to make arrangements for the fill-ing up of the quota of this town, which was one hun-dred and thirty-eight men. They then resolved toprocure the signatures of a majority of the tax-payinginhabitants of Rye, authorizing the supervisor toborrow upon
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