Colonel Rochefontaine's illegal charges

Item

Type

Author's Letterbook Copy

Title

Colonel Rochefontaine's illegal charges

Description

Notifies the Auditor that Colonel Rochefontaine at West Point has received illegal payments for the hire of horse team and that the charges were largely made to the Treasury Department

year created

1797

month created

03

day created

24

sent from location

Accountants Office

recipient

sent to location

Treasury

in image

author note

William Simmons

recipient note

Auditor of the Treasury

notable person/group

Richard Harrison
William Simmons
Auditor of the Treasury
auditor
Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Rochefontaine
treasury department
George Fleming
storekeeper

notable location

Accountants Office
Treasury
West Point
New York

notable item/thing

horse team
illegal payments
public property
account

document number

1797032421855

page start

420

Transcribe this document

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:420

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author William Simmons Accountants Office [n/a]
Recipient Richard Harrison Treasury [n/a]