A request from Camp Carlisle for more tents
Document 1794Biddle writes Hodgdon from Camp Carlisle, where more troops are arriving every day but there is a deficiency of tents. Nearly 500 men are without tents, and this number will only get worse. The wagon that brought what should have been 100 tents only brought 65. Biddle asks for another 100 common tents and 30 horsemans tents.
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Colo Jam Hodgdon Camp Carlisle Oct. 11. 1794
D. Sir
I have your favour of 7th & 8th Inst. Under the Articles of 3 Muskes 21 Horse Tents which you had sent in & I communicated the same to Col. Hamilton & Gen. Blain & shall with the latter make Arrangements for Deliveries of them when they Come on — The 100 Common Tents by Lightner were part issued to the Jersey Militia & only 65 reached me — there are yet near 500 Men without Tents and they are daily joining us therefore I entreat you to hasten off as soon as possible 100 Tents Common
30. Horsemans Tents
& be sent as soon as possible to Carlisle from whence I will make Arrangements with Col. Blaine to have them forwarded — I am with Esteem
D. Sir
Ymo. Obed. Ser.
Clement Biddle
Q. M. General
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Biddle writes Hodgdon from Camp Carlisle, where more troops are arriving every day but there is a deficiency of tents. Nearly 500 men are without tents, and this number will only get worse. The wagon that brought what should have been 100 tents only brought 65. Biddle asks for another 100 common tents and 30 horsemans tents.
Date
10/11/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Camp Carlisle
Collection
Document number
1794101180001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Clement Biddle
Notable locations
Camp Carlisle
Philadelphia
Notable items
Common tents
horsemans tents
lack of tents
wagons