Acquiring Land and Fuel for Winter Quarters
Document 1799Hamilton prefers Oxford over Uxbridge for winter quarters because the former has more wood for hutting and fuel than the latter. He directs Rice to purchase the right of soil if it can be had at a price comparable to that which is asked for the use of the land and the wood.
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Type
Draft Document
Description
Hamilton prefers Oxford over Uxbridge for winter quarters because the former has more wood for hutting and fuel than the latter. He directs Rice to purchase the right of soil if it can be had at a price comparable to that which is asked for the use of the land and the wood.
Date
09/27/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New York
Collection
Document number
1799092737000
Note
Draft in the handwriting of Thomas Y. Howe.
Notable persons
Nathan Rice
Alexander Hamilton
[Thomas Y. How]
Notable locations
New York
Oxford
Uxbridge
Notable items
wood
hutting
fuel
contract
right of soil