Recruiting account and certificate of captured soldier
Document 1796Simmons reports that he has received the enlistments of two recruits and a certificate of Captain Miller that has allowed him to complete the examination of Morris's recruiting account. Nicholas Fish will provide the funds for the recruiting account. His comments on Miller's certificate that appears to deal with a soldier's pay for time spent as a prisoner in captivity.
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Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Simmons reports that he has received the enlistments of two recruits and a certificate of Captain Miller that has allowed him to complete the examination of Morris's recruiting account. Nicholas Fish will provide the funds for the recruiting account. His comments on Miller's certificate that appears to deal with a soldier's pay for time spent as a prisoner in captivity.
Date
08/23/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Repository
Document number
1796082321355
Page start
178
Note
Cited in Morris to Simmons, 10/04/1796.
Notable persons
Captain Staats Morris
William Simmons
Captain Miller
recruits
Oliver Thornton
Nicholas Fish
supervisor New York
prisoner
Notable locations
West Point, New York
Accountants Office
Notable items
certificate
examination
recruiting
deposition
capture