Letter from the Accountant of the War Department

Item

Type

Letterbook

Title

Letter from the Accountant of the War Department

Description

Simmons informs Lt. Freeman that his muster and pay rolls arrived but payment will be delayed until appropriations are passed by Congress.

year created

1798

month created

04

day created

13

sent from location

Accountant's Office

recipient

sent to location

West Point

in image

author note

William Simmons

recipient note

Lieutenant Nehemiah Freeman

notable person/group

Lieutenant Nehemiah Freeman
William Simmons
congress
officers
detachment
military establishment

notable location

West Point
Accountant's Office
New York

notable item/thing

muster roll
pay roll
subsistence account
examination
appropriations
receipts
payments
remit
law

document number

1798041321355

page start

284

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (539 pages) YPU01 (539 pages) Collection: Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217) V: D, P: 284-285

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author William Simmons Accountant's Office [n/a]
Recipient Nehemiah Freeman West Point [n/a]