West Point pay matters
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
West Point pay matters
Description
Notifies Freeman that he will receive the money for West Point garrison's pay roll from Nicholas Fish, federal supervisor at New York. Discusses various other pay matters for the West Point garrison, including money paid for pursuit of deserters
year created
1797
month created
06
day created
28
author
sent from location
Accountant's Office
recipient
sent to location
West Point
in collection
in image
author note
William Simmons
recipient note
Nehemiah Freeman
notable person/group
Lieutenant Nehemiah Freeman
William Simmons
temporary paymaster
Nicholas Fish
supervisor New York
Henry Mitchell
Corporal Cornwallis
deserters
Barts
Pettis
Drown
Williams
Kentner
Smith P. Wheeler
notable location
West Point
Accountant's Office
new York
Governors Island
notable item/thing
bounty
examination
pay roll
receipts
pay
unappropriated money'
pay
document number
1797062821255
page start
124
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | YOQ01 (446 pages) | Collection: Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217) | V:C; P:124 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Simmons | Accountant's Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Nehemiah Freeman | West Point | [n/a] |