Discussion of Paymaster's Standing
Item
Type
Letter Signed
Title
Discussion of Paymaster's Standing
Description
Letter, describes paymaster as an agent and staff officer of the commandant ; did not threaten to dismiss paymaster from the service.
short description
Ltr, dis role, authority of paymaster
year created
1796
month created
02
day created
11
author
sent from location
West Point
recipient
in collection
note
Enclosed in Freeman to Simmons, 02/11/1796.
notable person/group
Nehemiah Freeman
Stephen Rochefontaine
Paymaster to the Corps of Art & Eng
staff officers of the corps.
notable location
West Point
notable item/thing
court martial
paymaster
military agents
staff officers
superior officers
subaltern.
notable idea/issue
line of duty
independent from his superior officer
dismiss you from service.
notable phrase
staff officers are only the agents of the commandant in the details which he cannot possible fill
independent of me in the line of duty.
document number
1796021190101
page start
11
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | YFC22 (17 pages) | Collection: Letters Received by the Accountant of the War Department, Nov 24, 1794-Ded 23, 1817. (RG217) | [unknown] |
| [view document] (1 pages) | ZCN11a (1 pages) | Collection: Fred Manning Collection of Documents from Various Series in RG217. (RG217) | B: 9; "West Point" |
| [view document] (2 pages) | YFC21a (2 pages) | Collection: Letters Received by the Accountant of the War Department, Nov 24, 1794-Ded 23, 1817. (RG217) | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | ZCN11 (0 pages) | Collection: Fred Manning Collection of Documents from Various Series in RG217. (RG217) | B: 9; "West Point" |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Typed Versions | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Stephen Rochefontaine | West Point | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Nehemiah Freeman | [unknown] | [n/a] |