Author's Letterbook Copy

Payroll for West Point and Court of Inquiry on conduct of Colonel Rochefontaine

Payroll for August received by Simmons. Total amount: $22.21 which will be received from Fish upon procurement of duplicate receipts. Receipt roll for June will be paid to Fleming's credit. Fish will give Fleming a further sum of $200.00 for uses of the Ordnance Department. Simmons requests Fleming to discharge Thomas Hughes account. Simmons will not credit Fleming's account for payments made for hire of Public Team under Col. Rochefontaine. Secretary of War informed Simmons that as soon as a sufficient number of officers can be assembled, there will be a court of inquiry to investigate the conduct of Rochefontaine

Payroll from Fleming to Simmons. Court of inquiry on Colonel Rochefontaine's hire of a public team.

1797

09

13

Accountant's Office

West Point

Year is obscured on document

William Simmons

George Fleming

George Fleming

William Simmons

Colonel Rochefontaine

Ordnance Department

West Point

Nicholas Fish

Supervisor of New York

Thomas Hughes' Public Team

public team

West Point

Accountant's Office

New York

receipts

receipt roll

credit

court of inquiry

payments

public team

account

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