Letter from Alexander Hamilton
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Letter from Alexander Hamilton
Description
Letter, discusses rations and huts for soldiers.
short description
Ltr, dis rations and huts for soldiers
year created
1799
month created
09
day created
28
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
in collection
in publication
in image
note
Syrett listed these documents in the Appendix to vol. 23.
notable person/group
Aaron Ogden
Alexander Hamilton
Count Rumford
Dayton.
notable location
New York
notable item/thing
information on the subject of a deputy Pay Master General
public letter
authorizes you to conclude the purchase of the ground at Queenbrook
slabs and boards
procured
at what prices
ideas on most convenient dimensions for hutts
I wish messes to consists of twelve men
European armies
conductive to the comfort of the men
concentration
convenient arrangements as to diet and diminishing the chances of waste, which are in proportion to the subdivisions
notable phrase
In a late publication of Count Rumford there are some good ideas on this point.
if that scale should be [] it would be convenient that each soldiers hut should be accommodated to twelve men. What are the objections?
if that scale should be [] it would be convenient that each soldiers hut should be accommodated to twelve men. What are the objections?
document number
1799092837601
page start
1
number of pages
2
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | AEF07 (2 pages) | Collection: Misc Mss Alexander Hamilton | 1 folder only |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Alexander Hamilton | New York | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Aaron Ogden | [unknown] | [n/a] |