Receipt Rolls of Ordnance Detachments

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Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Description

Receipt rolls enclosed. Separate receipts and signature of James Barnet to be mailed due to lack of signature on original submission. Fleming made out a draught by order of the Sec. of War to be sent to Col. Revere of Boston to cast brass cannons for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Fleming then collected evidences and attended the Supreme Court at Goshen after being served a writ regarding the imprisonment of Garrot for assault and battery along with mutinous acts. Fleming explained the circumstances leading up to the imprisonment of [Gar]rot and other inlisted soldiers.

Date

09/18/1798

Sent from

West Point

Document number

1798091870101

Page start

1

Notable persons

William Simmons
George Fleming
Secretary of War
jury
public
James Barnet
Colonel Revere
Garrot
soldiers
Colonel Stevens

Notable locations

West Point
Goshen
Massachusetts
Supreme Court
guard house
New York
powder magazine
stone wall

Notable items

Sedition Poles
Liberty Poles
brass cannons
draught
receipt rolls
bomb shells
stone wall