Authorization to act as Paymaster
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Authorization to act as Paymaster
Description
Notifies Captain Britt that he will act as paymaster for the troops of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers at West Point in case Lieutenant Nehemiah Freeman is absent on Britt's arrival at West Point.
year created
1796
month created
05
day created
18
author
sent from location
Dept. of War Accounts Office
recipient
in collection
in image
author note
William Simmons
recipient note
Daniel Britt
notable person/group
Captain Daniel Britt
William Simmons
temporary paymaster
Corps of Artillerists and Engineers
Lieutenant Nehemiah Freeman
Major William Kersey
notable location
Dept. of War Accounts Office
West Point
New York
notable item/thing
pay
subsistence
forage
pay
document number
1796051821855
page start
68
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | YNB01 (434 pages) | Collection: Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217) | V:B, P:68 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Simmons | Dept. of War Accounts Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Daniel Britt | [unknown] | [n/a] |