Instructions on Payroll and Muster for 3 Soldiers
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Instructions on Payroll and Muster for 3 Soldiers
Description
Letter, encloses documents relating to three soldiers and gives instructions regarding muster and pay rolls.
short description
Ltr, dis muster and pay rolls
year created
1796
month created
02
day created
10
author
sent from location
West Point
recipient
in collection
note
Enclosed in Freeman to Simmons, 02/11/1796.
notable person/group
Nehemiah Freeman
Stephen Rochefontaine
Abraham Simpson
Corps of Artillerists & Engineers
accountant of the War Department
Secretary of War
Sergt. Daniel Moses
Abraham Sikes
agent of the corps of arts & engs
regimental pay master
Capt Staats Morris' Comp
Alex Thompson
privates in the corps of artillerists & engineers.
notable location
West Point
notable item/thing
privates
bounty
muster roll
sums
discharge
officer
superior
pay roll
muster & pay roll of the regiment
vouchers
demand
part of bounty
agent.
notable idea/issue
stoppage on his pay
value of one sergeant's shirt
military subordination.
notable phrase
under my appointment and under my authority.
document number
1796021090001
page start
5
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (4 pages) | YFC22 (17 pages) | Collection: Letters Received by the Accountant of the War Department, Nov 24, 1794-Ded 23, 1817. (RG217) | [unknown] |
| [view document] (7 pages) | YFC19a (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 | Stephen Rochefontaine | West Point | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Nehemiah Freeman | [unknown] | [n/a] |