George Washington Papers

General Orders, 21 November 1779

General Orders

Head-Quarters Moore’s House [West Point]
sunday Novr 21st 79.

Parole Marblehead— C. Signs Mexico Manchester.

The commanding officers of corps in the four Massachusetts brigades are desired to draught all the Masons in their respective regiment and send them to Col. Kosciuszko immediately, for the purpose of completing the barracks as expeditiously as possible.

Varick transcript, DLC:GW; copy, MHi: Heath Papers. The copy contains Adj. Gen. Alexander Scammell’s signature but lacks the parole and countersigns.

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    General Orders, 21 November 1779
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    Washington, George
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    21 November 1779

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    “General Orders, 21 November 1779,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-23-02-0298. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 23, 22 October–31 December 1779, ed. William M. Ferraro. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2015, p. 382.]