Pay of troops at West Point, muster and pay rolls, and pay of Bruff's detachment
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Pay of troops at West Point, muster and pay rolls, and pay of Bruff's detachment
Description
Notifies Tousard that he has directed Captain Fleming to pay the "absentees." Discusses Lieutenant Geddes' advance, the pay of the Corps of Artillerist and Engineers, the proper keeping of muster rolls and pay rolls, including accounting for deserters, and the pay of the Army detachment under the command of Captain Bruff, including pay of the soldiers' "retained bounties"
year created
1796
month created
06
day created
25
author
sent from location
Dept. of War Accountants Office
recipient
in collection
in image
author note
William Simmons
recipient note
Lewis Toussard
notable person/group
Lewis Toussard
William Simmons
Captain George Fleming
Lieutenant Geddes
Corps of Artillerists and Engineers
Captain Bruff
soldiers
deserters
paymaster
Lieutenant Freeman
troops
Nehemiah Freeman
Treasury
absentees
notable location
Dept. of War Accountants Office
New York
West Point
Mud Island
notable item/thing
muster rolls
pay rolls
examination
pay
document number
1796062521555
page start
116
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 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:116 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Simmons | Dept. of War Accountants Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Lewis Tousard | [unknown] | [n/a] |