Account current, receipt roll, and West Point pay roll
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Account current, receipt roll, and West Point pay roll
Description
Acknowledges receipt of an "account current" and a receipt roll and discusses results of his examination of them. Notification that the money for the pay roll of the the troops at West Point has been sent to Nicholas Fish, federal supervisor at New York. List the amounts by name for pay and forage of the Corps of Artillerists stationed at West Point.
year created
1796
month created
12
day created
05
author
sent from location
Accountants Office
recipient
sent to location
West Point
in collection
in image
author note
William Simmons
recipient note
Nehemiah Freeman
notable person/group
Nehemiah Freeman
William Simmons
Nicholas Fish
supervisor New York
Corps of Artillerists and Engineers
temporary paymaster
quartermaster
sergeant major
Lieutenant Jonathan Robeson
Nehemiah Freeman
Henry Horton
Captain Griffith McRee
McRea
Donald G. Mitchell
Frederick Fry
Captain Staats Morris
George Lenox
Quarter master sergeant
Frederick Hines
Sergeant Major John Laisley
Ingersoll
notable location
West Point
Accountants Office
New York
notable item/thing
receipt roll
pay roll
pay
forage
vouchers
receipts
document number
1796120521755
page start
278
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:278 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Simmons | Accountants Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Nehemiah Freeman | West Point | [n/a] |