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Orders, 6 January 1756

Orders

Parole: Richmond.

Winchester: Tuesday January 6th 1756.

Whereas it has been represented to Colonel Washington, that Ensign Dekeyser has been guilty of a breach of the twenty-third article of War; by behaving in a manner unbecoming the character of a Gentleman, and an Officer—He is ordered to appear before a Court of enquiry, which will sit to examine into the complaint to-morrow at ten of the clock.1 The Court to consist of nine Officers; none under the degree of a Captain—Lieutenant Colonel Stephen, President. All Evidences to attend.

LB, DLC:GW.

1. For the proceedings of the court of inquiry that found Lehaynsius De Keyser guilty of behaving in “a scandalous Manner,” see note 1 of GW’s second Memorandum of 7 Jan. 1756.

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    “Orders, 6 January 1756,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/02-02-02-0264. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Colonial Series, vol. 2, 14 August 1755 – 15 April 1756, ed. W. W. Abbot. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1983, p. 253.]