School of Artillerists and Engineers

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Type

Draft Letter

Description

Major Lewis Toussard expounds on the educational needs of the School of Artillerists and Engineers, specifically including instruction on the designing of structures and landscapes. Suggests the same idea for the school of the Navy.

Date

11/22/1799

Sent from

New York

Document number

1799112260300

Note

Document in The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, Vol. 24, pg. 66

Notable persons

Alexander Hamilton
Lewis Tousard
artillerists
engineers
Navy
architect
bombardier

Notable locations

New York
Bapaume
Mezieres
L'Abbe Nolet
Baumetz
Valmont de Bomare

Notable items

school
artillery
structure
landscape
mathematics
physics
chemistry
mineralogy
science
garrison