Pay for the Artillerists and Engineers and other matters

Item

Type

Author's Letterbook Copy

Title

Pay for the Artillerists and Engineers and other matters

Description

Status of Freeman's account on the books of the War Department Accountant's office. Pay of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers at West Point. Accounting issues. Transmits a receipt for advanced pay Simmons gave to an "artificer" in an Army company

year created

1796

month created

08

day created

13

sent from location

Accountants Office

recipient

sent to location

West Point, New York

in image

author note

William Simmons

recipient note

Nehemiah Freeman

notable person/group

Lieutenant Nehemiah Freeman
William Simmons
Nicholas Fish
supervisor New York
David Stanton
Corps Artillerists and Engineers
Mr. Fleming
Daniel Galbraith
artificer
Captain Littlefield

notable location

West Point, New York
Accountants Office

notable item/thing

pay
forage
receipt roll
vouchers
examination
balance
credit
debit
books

document number

1796081321455

page start

170

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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:170

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author William Simmons Accountants Office [n/a]
Recipient Nehemiah Freeman West Point, New York [n/a]