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Length of the Pace

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Type

Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document

Description

Rice goes into considerable detail on the measure of the pace during a march. The average length of a pace for four classes of men, based on their height, is 30 & 3/4 inches. Discussed how certain pace is graceful, proper pace for duty/service, and utility of gait.

Date

04/19/1800

Sent from

Oxford

Document number

1800041960000

Note

moCited in Hamilton to Rice, 05/05/1800.

Notable persons

Alexander Hamilton
Nathan Rice
British

Notable locations

Oxford
Massachusetts
Great Britain