Lincoln, 100 men were furnished at a cost of .$60,000, but the town received from the State an amount sufficient to leave it a gainer of about $7000, that being the excess of the State money furnished for bounties.

The history of all the towns, during the war, shows how, as the needs of the contest slowly but surely increased, what had been left, at first, to individual patriotism, was gradually shifted, first on the towns, then on the county, finally on the State.'

1 The following table, taken from the reports of the superTisurs of the county, niada to the State Bureau of Military Statintics, shows the total amount of money paid out by the towns and the county itself, during the war, for war imrposes.

The towns of liedford, Cortlandt, FmsI Chester, Greenburgb, Harrison, Lewisborough, JIajnaroneck, Slorrisania, Blount Pleasant, New Castle, New Rochellc, North Castle, North Salem, Ossining, Pelliani, Poundridge, Rye, Scarsdale, Somery, Westche»iter, Vonkei"s and Yorktown paid out : For town bounties, $2,459,697.79 ; for fees and expenses, $20,402.94; for interest on loans, $199,658.07 ; for principal of loans, $704,585. .iO ; for support of families of volunteers, $73,732.35; making total expended for war purposes, $3,524,137.05.

The county laid for the same items the sum of $1,347,235.70. The towns of West Farms and White Plains made no report and are not, therefore, included in the above summary.

The towns and county together thus expended, for war purposes,the total sum of 84,871,37^.81, or very nearly live millions of dollars. Of this sum, the county and towns received from the State Paymaster General in cash, $172 4o0.0U ; in State bonds, $458,600.00; and for interest on State bonds. $4802.49 ; a total of $035,912.49 ; thus leaving the actual expense to the towns and county, $4,235,400.32.