Discussion of Paymaster's Standing
Document 1796Letter, describes paymaster as an agent and staff officer of the commandant ; did not threaten to dismiss paymaster from the service.
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West Point February 11th 1796, Taken From Lieut David Hale's note to the Commanding officer, to which it was affixed by a Wafer Serjeant Daniel Moser' receit for a Sujeant's [undecipherable] & order for the Stoppoge out of his pay for the same.
Nath. Freeman Lt. a & C°
Temporary Paymaster.
[Colonel [undecipherable]'s
Letter to the Temporary
Paymaster at West
Point. Feb. 11th 1796.]
[Mr Freeman]
[case of [undecipherable] Moser [undecipherable]
[undecipherable]
[undecipherable] Capt [undecipherable]]
Type
Letter Signed
Description
Letter, describes paymaster as an agent and staff officer of the commandant ; did not threaten to dismiss paymaster from the service.
Date
02/11/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
West Point
Collection
Document number
1796021190101
Page start
11
Note
Enclosed in Freeman to Simmons, 02/11/1796.
Notable persons
Nehemiah Freeman
Stephen Rochefontaine
Paymaster to the Corps of Art & Eng
staff officers of the corps.
Notable locations
West Point
Notable items
court martial
paymaster
military agents
staff officers
superior officers
subaltern.