George Washington Papers

Orders, 24–26 October 1756

Orders

Parole: Chatham.

[24, 25, 26 October 1756]
Winchester, Sunday 24th October 1756.

Parole: Fort-Cumberland.

Winchester, Monday 25th October, 1756.

Parole: Wiltshire.

Winchester, Tuesday 26th October 1756.

The workmen on the Fort are to continue henceforth, ’till retreat beating every night. The Quarter-master is to deliver Blankets for each Sentry that is kept out at night: which are to be given to each relief, and taken care of for that purpose.

LB, DLC:GW.

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    Orders, 24–26 October 1756
    Author
    Washington, George
    Date
    24–26 October 1756

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    “Orders, 24–26 October 1756,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/02-03-02-0374. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Colonial Series, vol. 3, 16 April 1756–9 November 1756, ed. W. W. Abbot. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1984, pp. 442–443.]