Payroll for West Point and Court of Inquiry on conduct of Colonel Rochefontaine
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Payroll for West Point and Court of Inquiry on conduct of Colonel Rochefontaine
Description
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
short description
Payroll from Fleming to Simmons. Court of inquiry on Colonel Rochefontaine's hire of a public team.
year created
1797
month created
09
day created
13
author
sent from location
Accountant's Office
recipient
sent to location
West Point
in collection
in image
created note
Year is obscured on document
author note
William Simmons
recipient note
George Fleming
notable person/group
George Fleming
William Simmons
Colonel Rochefontaine
Ordnance Department
West Point
Nicholas Fish
Supervisor of New York
Thomas Hughes' Public Team
public team
notable location
West Point
Accountant's Office
New York
notable item/thing
receipts
receipt roll
credit
court of inquiry
payments
public team
account
document number
1797091321555
page start
279
