Organization of Messes and Construction of Barracks
Item
Type
Copy of document
Title
Organization of Messes and Construction of Barracks
Description
Hamilton reports on improvements in the construction of chimneys, the arrangement of officers in messes, and the provision of fuel and straw in garrisons and quarters.
year created
1799
month created
07
day created
30
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
in collection
in publication
notable person/group
James McHenry
Alexander Hamilton
Count Rumford [Sir Benjamin Thompson]
Jonathan Williams
notable location
New York
notable item/thing
improvements in the construction of chimneys by Count Rumford
printed copy [of Rumford's treatise] furnished to each Commanding Officer of a garrison
the scheme of regulation contemplates that officers will arranged in messes of six to a mess
future construction of barracks [should] have rooms large enough to contain twelve men each
the effect of this arrangement in relation to fuel is obvious
in the field it is usual for [troops] to provide themselves with fuel
straw is furnished as it can be had
regulations are therefore confined to troops in garrisons and quarters
document number
1799073040100
Item sets
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 | Alexander Hamilton | New York | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |