West Point Accounting Procedures
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
West Point Accounting Procedures
Description
Letter, discusses pay and accounting procedures at West Point and encloses extracts from the proceedings of the Council of Administration at West Point requesting money to pay the officers and soldiers at West Point.
short description
Ltr ask for money to pay troops
year created
1795
month created
07
day created
21
author
sent from location
West Point
recipient
in collection
notable person/group
William Simmons
Nehemiah Freeman
Captain Staats Morris
Nicholas Fish Esqr.
detachment of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers at West Point
Lieutenant David Hale's recruits
Lieut. J. McHale
Lieut. Cudworth
paymaster
Philip Landonis
Philip Rodrique
corps at West Point
Colonel Rochefontaine
temporary paymaster A & E Major Lewis Tousard
Captn. Wm. Littlefield
Lieutenant Nehemh. Freeman' Council of Administration at West Point.
Accountant of the War Department
Supervisor of New York
Secretary at War.
notable location
West Point
West Point
Philadelphia.
notable item/thing
receipts
extracts
extracts from Council of Administration
receipt rolls
sums
aggregate amount
bounty
muster rolls
cadets
pay
bounty and monthly pay
regimental chest
Treasury of the United States
deserters
paymaster's accounts
post
monies
soldiers
two months pay
non commissioned officer and private
garrison
enlistment
first appointment.
notable idea/issue
payment at West Point
payment of the muster rolls
disaffection
sum due to every man at this garrison
formal information
service of the corps.
document number
1795072170101
page start
1
number of pages
3
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (8 pages) | YFC14 (8 pages) | Collection: Letters Received by the Accountant of the War Department, Nov 24, 1794-Ded 23, 1817. (RG217) | [unknown] |
| [view document] (7 pages) | YFC14a (7 pages) | Collection: Letters Received by the Accountant of the War Department, Nov 24, 1794-Ded 23, 1817. (RG217) | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Nehemiah Freeman | West Point | [n/a] |
| Recipient | William Simmons | [unknown] | [n/a] |