Employment, Hiring, and Pay Policies
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Employment, Hiring, and Pay Policies
Description
Rochefontaine differed with policy of Simmons on the hiring of officers, soldiers, and servants along with the chain of command. Rochefontaine also objected to the money withheld from recruits.
ENCLOSURE: Letter on the employment of a man of color in the Company of Capt. McRea.
P.S. Jordan Kersey mistakenly enlisted contrary to regulations of the Secretary of War, soldiers in uproar over the muster of a colored man.
ENCLOSURE: Letter on the employment of a man of color in the Company of Capt. McRea.
P.S. Jordan Kersey mistakenly enlisted contrary to regulations of the Secretary of War, soldiers in uproar over the muster of a colored man.
year created
1796
month created
02
day created
07
author
sent from location
West Point
recipient
sent to location
Philadelphia
in collection
note
Cited in Simmons to Rochefontaine 02/20/1796
notable person/group
William Simmons
Stephen Rochefontaine
McRea
color
soldiers
military
waiter
Jordan Kersey
Secretary of War
McCullen
Paymaster
Supervisor
Freeman
notable location
Philadelphia
West Point
notable item/thing
muster
law
document number
1796020770001
page start
1
number of pages
6
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (6 pages) | YXY18 (6 pages) | Collection: Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217) | Rochefontaine, Stephen |
| [view document] (5 pages) | YXY18a (5 pages) | Collection: Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217) | Rochefontaine, Stephen |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Citations | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Stephen Rochefontaine | West Point | [n/a] |
| Recipient | William Simmons | Philadelphia | [n/a] |