George Washington Papers

General Orders, 28 March 1777

General Orders

Head-Quarters, Morristown, March 28th 1777

Parole: Lancaster.Countersign: York.

The Execution of Serjt Porterfield is suspended, by order of the Commander in Chief, ‘till Friday the 4th of April.1

Varick transcript, DLC:GW.

1. For Sgt. John Porterfield’s conviction of desertion and sentencing to be shot, see General Orders, 21 Feb. 1777.

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    General Orders, 28 March 1777
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    Washington, George
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    “General Orders, 28 March 1777,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-09-02-0001. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 9, 28 March 1777 – 10 June 1777, ed. Philander D. Chase. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1999, p. 1.]