George Washington Papers

General Orders, 25 March 1780

General Orders

Head-Quarters Morristown saturday March 25th 1780.

Parole Habergeon— C. Signs Hamlet. Hut.

Varick transcript, DLC:GW.

A record in GW’s expense book for this date indicates the purchase of “2½ dozn buttons for Wills vest &c.” (household account book, 11 April 1776–21 Nov. 1780, DLC:GW, ser. 5). “Wills” is a reference to GW’s slave and personal servant, William Lee (see GW to Caleb Gibbs, 1 May 1777, and n.5; see also General Orders, 5 April 1780, source note).

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    General Orders, 25 March 1780
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    Washington, George
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    25 March 1780

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    “General Orders, 25 March 1780,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-25-02-0103. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 25, 10 March–12 May 1780, ed. William M. Ferraro. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2017, p. 142.]