Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Description
Simmons informs Freeman that new regulations make no distinctions in pay between paymasters and adjutants.
year created
1798
month created
07
day created
28
author
sent from location
Accountant's Office
recipient
sent to location
West Point
in collection
in image
note
Cited in Simmons to Freeman, 08/22/1798.
author note
William Simmons
recipient note
Lieutenant Nehemiah Freeman
cited note
Cited document sent from the War Office
notable person/group
Lieutenant Nehemiah Freeman
William Simmons
military establishment
congress
secretary of war
Corps of Artillerists and Engineers
temporary paymaster West Point
adjutant
paymaster
regiment
officer
artillery battalion
staff
notable location
West Point
Accountant's Office
New York
notable item/thing
act of congress to ascertain and fix the military establishment
provisions
pay
duty
forage
emoluments
appointments
document number
1798072821355
page start
471
Item sets
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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: 471-472 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Simmons | Accountant's Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Nehemiah Freeman | West Point | [n/a] |