George Washington Papers

General Orders, 14 March 1777

General Orders

Head-Quarters, Morristown, March 14th 1777.

Parole: Philadelpia.Countersign: Chester.

By Order of His Excellency, the execution of Serjt Porterfield is suspended ’till Friday the 21st Instant.

Varick transcript, DLC:GW.

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    General Orders, 14 March 1777
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    Washington, George
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    14 March 1777

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    “General Orders, 14 March 1777,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-08-02-0604. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 8, 6 January 1777 – 27 March 1777, ed. Frank E. Grizzard, Jr. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1998, p. 569.]