Enclosed Muster and Pay Rolls, Results of Court Martial
Document 1797Freeman encloses his muster and pay rolls; his duplicate receipts have gone to the Supervisor of New York. The general court marital has sentenced deserters to pay back the United States any damages from their desertion, which payment is to be deducted from their pay. One deserter enlisted twice, under two names, and deserted both times.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Freeman encloses his muster and pay rolls; his duplicate receipts have gone to the Supervisor of New York. The general court marital has sentenced deserters to pay back the United States any damages from their desertion, which payment is to be deducted from their pay. One deserter enlisted twice, under two names, and deserted both times.
Date
10/10/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
West Point
Document number
1798101070101
Page start
1
Notable persons
William Simmons
Nehemiah Freeman
Lieutenant Rodrigue
Lieutenant Dransy
Edward Wilbour
Captain Littlefield's company
Jacob Baker
John Garret
John J. Myers
Captain Ingersoll's company
deserters
John Sliter
Captain Read
Notable locations
Philadelphia
West Point
New York
Oswego
Easton
Notable items
duplicate receipts
muster rolls
pay rolls
certificate
abstract of retained rations
general court martial
sentence
punishment
condemned to pay
surrendered themselves
apprehended
all damage
deduct any sum