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American Revolution, Medical Saddle Bags

These Medical Saddle Bags were used to carry everything the doctor needed to diagnose and treat the sick and injured when making a house call.

 

These Medical Saddle Bags were made of leather and wood in the late 18th Century. It was owned by Doctor Jubez Campfield, a Morristown resident. Campfield served as an Army surgeon in 1779. He used theses saddle bags to carry small bottles of medicine when he rode a horse to visit the sick

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Uploaded on May 28, 2024
Taken on July 7, 2019