Payroll for West Point and Court of Inquiry on conduct of Colonel Rochefontaine
Document 1797Payroll for August received by Simmons. Total amount: $22.21 which will be received from Fish upon procurement of duplicate receipts. Receipt roll for June will be paid to Fleming's credit. Fish will give Fleming a further sum of $200.00 for uses of the Ordnance Department. Simmons requests Fleming to discharge Thomas Hughes account. Simmons will not credit Fleming's account for payments made for hire of Public Team under Col. Rochefontaine. Secretary of War informed Simmons that as soon as a sufficient number of officers can be assembled, there will be a court of inquiry to investigate the conduct of Rochefontaine
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Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Payroll for August received by Simmons. Total amount: $22.21 which will be received from Fish upon procurement of duplicate receipts. Receipt roll for June will be paid to Fleming's credit. Fish will give Fleming a further sum of $200.00 for uses of the Ordnance Department. Simmons requests Fleming to discharge Thomas Hughes account. Simmons will not credit Fleming's account for payments made for hire of Public Team under Col. Rochefontaine. Secretary of War informed Simmons that as soon as a sufficient number of officers can be assembled, there will be a court of inquiry to investigate the conduct of Rochefontaine
Date
09/13/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Repository
Document number
1797091321555
Page start
279
Notable persons
George Fleming
William Simmons
Colonel Rochefontaine
Ordnance Department
West Point
Nicholas Fish
Supervisor of New York
Thomas Hughes' Public Team
public team
Notable locations
West Point
Accountant's Office
New York
Notable items
receipts
receipt roll
credit
court of inquiry
payments
public team
account