Requesting tents and camp kettles in the advance to Carlisle
Document 1794Biddle requests 100 tents, 20 horseman tents, and 50 camp kettles, as he advances on Carlisle
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[address wrapper]
Pensilvenia
Brigt Samuel Hodgden
Philadelphia
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[endorsement:] Colonel [undecipherable]dle
5 Octo [undecipherable]
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Harrisburg Oct 5. 1795
Col. Samt Hodgden
In Advance towards Carlisle I find that I shall be deficient in Common & Horsemans Tents and a few Camp Kettles with[out] [wh]ich [the] Militia will Really Suffer — I must entreat you to send on without delay to Carlisle [undecipherable] from thence till they join the Army
100 Common Tents
20 Horsemans Tents } Included in former orders
50 Camp Kettles —}
If Carriage should be procured, the Tents Might be Sent without poles but hastened as [undecipherable] as possible or [I/we] shall have great [undecipherable] from those who are without Tents — I am with Esteem.
Are there horse Shoes Dear
winter — Yours Obed Serv
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Biddle requests 100 tents, 20 horseman tents, and 50 camp kettles, as he advances on Carlisle
Date
10/05/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Harrisburgh
Collection
Document number
1794100580001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Clement Biddle
Notable locations
Harrisburgh
Philadelphia

