West Point Accounting Procedures

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Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Description

Letter, discusses pay and accounting procedures at West Point and encloses extracts from the proceedings of the Council of Administration at West Point requesting money to pay the officers and soldiers at West Point.

Date

07/21/1795

Recipient

Sent from

West Point

Document number

1795072170101

Page start

1

Notable persons

William Simmons
Nehemiah Freeman
Captain Staats Morris
Nicholas Fish Esqr.
detachment of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers at West Point
Lieutenant David Hale's recruits
Lieut. J. McHale
Lieut. Cudworth
paymaster
Philip Landonis
Philip Rodrique
corps at West Point
Colonel Rochefontaine
temporary paymaster A & E Major Lewis Tousard
Captn. Wm. Littlefield
Lieutenant Nehemh. Freeman' Council of Administration at West Point.
Accountant of the War Department
Supervisor of New York
Secretary at War.

Notable locations

West Point
West Point
Philadelphia.

Notable items

receipts
extracts
extracts from Council of Administration
receipt rolls
sums
aggregate amount
bounty
muster rolls
cadets
pay
bounty and monthly pay
regimental chest
Treasury of the United States
deserters
paymaster's accounts
post
monies
soldiers
two months pay
non commissioned officer and private
garrison
enlistment
first appointment.