Bounty pay
Document 1797Informs Freeman that there is no record in the War Office of the enlistment of certain soldiers at West point claiming bounty pay.
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Lt Nehemiah Freeman Accountants Off[ice]
Temporary Paymaster June 9th 1797
West Point
State of New York
Sir
[enclosing] I received your letter of the 20th [ult?] enclosing a list of balances of bounty said to be due to five men in Capt McKee's Company which men do not appear on any of the documents in this Office
Capt Miller shall be written to, respecting the man said to be inlisted by him, and you made acquainted with his answer in course.
Lieut Wilson has lately transmitted an abstract of balances of bounty due his raco[n?] whereon the name of William Walker does not ap-pear.
I am &c
Wm Simmons
Acct
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Informs Freeman that there is no record in the War Office of the enlistment of certain soldiers at West point claiming bounty pay.
Date
06/09/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1797060921355
Page start
95
Notable persons
Lieutenant Nehemiah Freeman
William Simmons
Lieutenant Wilson
William Walker
Captain McRee
Captain Miller
temporary paymaster
company
recruits
Notable locations
West Point, New York
Accountant's Office
Notable items
balance
bounty
documents
abstract
balance

