George Washington Papers

General Orders, 23 December 1779

General Orders

Head-Quarters Morristown thursday Decr 23rd 1779.

Parole Farmington— C. Signs Falkland. Freehold.

Varick transcript, DLC:GW.

Adj. Gen. Alexander Scammell’s orderly book entry for this date includes general orders: “The Main Guard to be reliev’d tomorrow from the Maryland Line—a Sub. 2 serjeants & 40 R[ank] & F[ile] from the same for Fatigue tomorrow at the Orderly Room” (orderly book, 17 Oct. 1779–22 March 1780, DNA: RG 93, Orderly Books, 1775–1783, vol. 33).

Maj. Caleb Gibbs wrote a receipt at Morristown on this date: “Received of the Dy Pay Master General three Thousand dollars for the use of defraying the expences of His Excellency General Washington’s family which I am to account for” (Revolutionary War Receipt Book, 1776–1780, DLC:GW, ser. 5).

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