Arms & Camp Equipage of General Chambers' Brigade
Document 1798Upon the return of the Army in December 1794, Riddle received orders to take into his care the arms and camp equipage of General Chambers' Brigade. These articles were packed up and sent to Lancaster. When he returned to Chambersburg he was informed that blankets had been left with a local shopkeeper who said they were wet and would rot if not taken away.
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Upon the return of the Army in December 1794, Riddle received orders to take into his care the arms and camp equipage of General Chambers' Brigade. These articles were packed up and sent to Lancaster. When he returned to Chambersburg he was informed that blankets had been left with a local shopkeeper who said they were wet and would rot if not taken away.
Date
03/01/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Chambersburg
Document number
1798030180001
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1
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Irving Riddle
General Chambers
General Chambers' Brigade
soldiers
companies
infantry
Colonel Biddle
shopkeeper
Mr. Smith
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Chambersburg
Pennsylvania
York
western country
Notable items
blankets
articles
arms
camp kettles
knapsacks
public stores
canteens
wagon
receipts
balance
pay
retained rations
forage
rot
accounts
settlement