Recruiting account and certificate of captured soldier
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Recruiting account and certificate of captured soldier
Description
Simmons reports that he has received the enlistments of two recruits and a certificate of Captain Miller that has allowed him to complete the examination of Morris's recruiting account. Nicholas Fish will provide the funds for the recruiting account. His comments on Miller's certificate that appears to deal with a soldier's pay for time spent as a prisoner in captivity.
year created
1796
month created
08
day created
23
author
sent from location
Accountants Office
recipient
sent to location
West Point, New York
in collection
in image
note
Cited in Morris to Simmons, 10/04/1796.
author note
William Simmons
recipient note
Staats Morris
notable person/group
Captain Staats Morris
William Simmons
Captain Miller
recruits
Oliver Thornton
Nicholas Fish
supervisor New York
prisoner
notable location
West Point, New York
Accountants Office
notable item/thing
certificate
examination
recruiting
deposition
capture
document number
1796082321355
page start
178
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 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:178 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Simmons | Accountants Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Staats Morris | West Point, New York | [n/a] |