Pay matters for the Corps at West Point

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Type

Author's Letterbook Copy

Description

Notification that the money for the pay roll of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers at West Point will be forwarded by Nicholas Fish, federal supervisor for New York. Discusses pay of senior musicians, charges for "extra appointments" of soldiers, and the claim of Lt. Dransey, which the Secretary of War has admitted

Date

04/12/1797

Sent from

Accountant's Office

Document number

1797041221355

Page start

10

Notable persons

Nehemiah Freeman
William Simmons
temporary paymaster West Point
Nicholas Fish
supervisor New York
Lieutenant Dransey
soldiers
senior musicians
Corps of Artillerists and Engineers
secretary of war

Notable locations

West Point, New York
Accountant's Office

Notable items

receipts
roll
charge
pay rolls