George Washington Papers

General Orders, 8 November 1779

General Orders

Head-Quarters Moores House [West Point]
Monday Novr 8th 1779.

Parole Aberdeen— C. Signs Baldock. Bonaire.

Varick transcript, DLC:GW.

Lt. William McKendry’s journal entry for this date reads: “Genl. Poor’s brigade marchd. this morning and arrived at Pumpton 3. O’Clock P[.]M. and encampt in the woods, Genl. Washington arrived at Genl. Sullivan’s Quarters this afternoon, about 2 miles from this Camp” (Sullivan Expedition Journals, description begins Frederick Cook, ed., and George S. Conover, comp. Journals of the Military Expedition of Major General John Sullivan against the Six Nations of Indians in 1779 With Records of Centennial Celebrations. Auburn, N.Y., 1887. description ends 211; see also John Sullivan’s second letter to GW, 6 Nov., and the source note to that document).

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