Letter from the Accountant of the War Department

Item

Type

Letterbook

Title

Letter from the Accountant of the War Department

Description

Simmons authorizes Fish to make payment to Lt. Freeman.

year created

1798

month created

07

day created

09

sent from location

Accountant's Office

recipient

sent to location

New York

in image

author note

William Simmons

recipient note

Nicholas Fish

notable person/group

Nicholas Fish
William Simmons
Lieutenant Nehemiah Freeman
supervisor New York
temporary paymaster West Point
commissioned officers
non commissioned officers
private
Corps
recruits
Lieutenant Peter Dransy
Lieutenant Philip Rodrigue

notable location

West Point
New York
Accountant's Office

notable item/thing

pay
receipts
pay
forage
retained bounty
rations

document number

1798070921855

page start

442

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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: 442-443

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author William Simmons Accountant's Office [n/a]
Recipient Nicholas Fish New York [n/a]