George Washington Papers

General Orders, 27 February 1777

General Orders

Head-Quarters, Morristown, Feby 27th 1777.

Parole: Burlington.Countersign: Bedford.

The officers are desired to make Returns of any Rope-Makers, they may have in their respective Corps.

The execution of Serjt Porterfield is suspended by the General’s Orders, ’till Friday the 14th of March.

Varick transcript, DLC:GW.

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    General Orders, 27 February 1777
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    Washington, George
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    “General Orders, 27 February 1777,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-08-02-0482. [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. 451.]