Bounties, money remitted, and recruiting account

Item

Type

Author's Letterbook Copy

Title

Bounties, money remitted, and recruiting account

Description

Acknowledges receipt from Morris of an account, two receipts for bounty paid to two recruits, and a receipt from Mr. Roberts, the latter sum to be remitted to Nicholas Fish for payment to Mr. James Morris. Notifies Morris that his recruiting account is suspended pending receipt of his enlistments and musters

year created

1796

month created

07

day created

01

sent from location

Accountants Office

recipient

sent to location

West Point

in image

author note

William Simmons

recipient note

Staats Morris

notable person/group

Captain Staats Morris
William Simmons
Mr. Roberts
Nicholas Fish
supervisor New York
James Morris
recruits

notable location

West Point
Accountants Office
New York
Broadway

notable item/thing

enlistment
muster
receipt
recruiting account
enlistments

document number

1796070121555

page start

124

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[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:124

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author William Simmons Accountants Office [n/a]
Recipient Staats Morris West Point [n/a]