George Washington Papers

General Orders, 22 April 1776

General Orders

Head Quarters, New-York, April 22nd 1776.

Parole Richmond.Countersign Conway.

For the future all Prisoners confin’d for Crimes, for which they are to be tried by a General Court Martial, are to be sent to the Provost Marshal Capt. Moroney, who has a Guard appointed to secure them, and all Prisoners, confin’d in any Guard, for offences that come under the Cognizance of a Regimental Court Martial, are to be sent to the Barrack Guard of the Regiment they belong to.

Varick transcript, DLC:GW.

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