Preparations for Winter Quarters
Document 1799Hamilton questions whether the land contracted for winter quarters will supply the timber required for huts and fuel. He needs assurance that the proposed plan for winter quarters accommodates the dimensions prescrubed for the huts.
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Type
Draft Document
Description
Hamilton questions whether the land contracted for winter quarters will supply the timber required for huts and fuel. He needs assurance that the proposed plan for winter quarters accommodates the dimensions prescrubed for the huts.
Date
10/25/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New York
Collection
Document number
1799102537000
Note
Draft in the handwriting of Thomas Y. Howe.
Notable persons
Nathan Rice
Alexander Hamilton
Mr. Miller, Assistant Quartermaster General
Jonathan Jackson
James McHenry, Secretary of War
Notable locations
New York
Trenton
Notable items
land
timber
hutting
fuel
requisite funds
dimensions prescribed for huts
necessary glass