Length of the Pace

Item

Type

Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document

Title

Length of the Pace

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.

year created

1800

month created

04

day created

19

author

sent from location

Oxford

recipient

in collection

note

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

cited note

Cited document addressed to the War Office

notable person/group

Alexander Hamilton
Nathan Rice
British

notable location

Oxford
Massachusetts
Great Britain

notable idea/issue

gait
march
pace
dimensions
uniformity
observation

document number

1800041960000

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[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 Nathan Rice Oxford [n/a]
Recipient Alexander Hamilton [unknown] [n/a]