Strict Attention to Economy
Document 1799Hamilton issues his instructions regarding the construction of winter quarters while emphasizing that everything must be done with as much economy as possible.
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Type
Autograph Draft Document
Description
Hamilton issues his instructions regarding the construction of winter quarters while emphasizing that everything must be done with as much economy as possible.
Date
10/04/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New York
Collection
Document number
1799100437000
Notable persons
Nathan Rice
Alexander Hamilton
corporals
privates
sergeants
musicians
European armies
Lieutenant Colonels Commandant
Colonels Hunewell and Graves
contractors
Notable locations
New York
Notable items
winter quarters
slabs
boards
roofs
doors, windows
floors of the huts for officers
bunks for non-commissioned officers and privates
camp beds and stools
nails
dimensions for huts
Albany boards of fourteen feet in length
kitchen
fuel
timber
wood
recruiting service