Letter from the Accountant of the War Department

Item

Type

Letterbook

Title

Letter from the Accountant of the War Department

Description

Simmons provides an account balance to Freeman and informs him to expect payment from Nicholas Fish.

year created

1798

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
temporary paymaster
garrison West Point
Elizabeth Russell
matron
Private George Ernest
articer
Jacob Baker
Lieutenant Dransy
Nicholas Fish
supervisor New York
legal representative
deserter
mechanic

notable location

New York
West Point
Accountant's Office

notable item/thing

certificate
pay
muster roll
pay roll
dead
desertion
inadmissible
arrearages
receipts

document number

1798999922355

page start

253

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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: 253

Document names

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