Unauthorized allowances to sergeants at West Point

Item

Type

Author's Letterbook Copy

Title

Unauthorized allowances to sergeants at West Point

Description

Notifies Lt. Col. Rochefontaine that allowances made to sergeants in the Corps at West Point as sergeants-major and quartermaster sergeants are not authorized. Cited in Rochefontaine to Simmons, 11/25/1796.

year created

1796

month created

11

day created

19

sent from location

Accountants Office

sent to location

West Point, New York

in image

note

Cited in Rochefontaine to Simmons, 11/25/1796.

author note

William Simmons

recipient note

Stephen Rochefontaine

notable person/group

Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Rochefontaine
William Simmons
sergeants
sergeants major
quartermaster sergeants

notable location

West Point, New York
Accountants Office

notable item/thing

West Point payroll
allowances

document number

1796111921355

page start

259

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Document instances

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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:259

Document names

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