Construction of Huts for Winter Quarters
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Construction of Huts for Winter Quarters
Description
Parker discusses the measures he is taking to acquire the land and necessary materials to construct the huts necessary for quartering his troops during the winter.
year created
1799
month created
10
day created
30
author
sent from location
Camp Near Harpers ferry [Virginia]
recipient
in collection
in publication
notable person/group
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Parker
John Mackey
Colonel Tobias Lear
Commander in Chief [Washington]
notable location
Camp Near Harpers ferry [Virginia]
notable item/thing
baracks
huts
timber
public ground
rough logs
boards
planks
treaty
land
Revolutionary War
notable phrase
I cannot recollect any expression in my letter which I conceived could enduce you to suppose that I meant to build barracks instead of huts
I think I informed you that as there was not a sufficiency of timber on the public ground for hutting or covering the whole of the troops, I had employed Mr. Mackie to procure by purchase materials (meaning rough logs and boards or plank) for the purpose
Colonel Lear is now with me by order of the Commander in Chief to assist me in endeavoring to procure the necessary materials for accommodating the other troops
we are on treaty for the purchase of a piece of land adjoining that belonging to the public
the general expected that the huts would be covered in the same mann that they were during the Revolutrionary War and that it would not take the quantity of plank that you had ordered to be purchased
if we could procure timber we could very readily comply with his expectations but it is not to be got in the neighbornood
document number
1799103060000
Item sets
Document instances
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| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Thomas Parker | Camp Near Harpers ferry [Virginia] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] | [n/a] |