Payment of Soldiers and Money Due Freeman

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Payment of Soldiers and Money Due Freeman

Description

Request for standard of government of men under the command of Rochefontaine who could only control them through pay stoppages. Discussion of law regarding bounty owed recruits and money due Freeman for his exception skill.

year created

1796

month created

02

day created

01

sent from location

West Point

recipient

in image

note

Cited in Simmons to Rochefontaine 02/10/1795

notable person/group

William Simmons
Stephen Rochefontaine

notable location

West Point

document number

1796020170101

page start

1

number of pages

5

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (5 pages) YXY16 (5 pages) Collection: Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217) Rochefontaine, Stephen
[view document] (5 pages) YXY16a (5 pages) Collection: Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217) Rochefontaine, Stephen

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Stephen Rochefontaine West Point [n/a]
Recipient William Simmons [unknown] [n/a]