General Orders, 18 January 1780
General Orders
Head-Quarters Morristown tuesday Jany 18th 80.
Parole Oliver— C. Signs Orpheus. Osmand.
The Court-Martial whereof Major General Howe is President is to meet tomorrow morning 11 ôclock.1
A pound of hard or soft bread and one quarter of a pound of indian meal or a pound of flour and a pound of beef or fourteen ounces of pork to be the daily ration until further orders.
Varick transcript, DLC:GW.
Adj. Gen. Alexander Scammell’s orderly book entry for this date includes the following additional general orders: “A Detachment from the line to parade tomorrow morning ten o’Clock with two Days Provisions” (orderly book, 17 Oct. 1779–22 March 1780, DNA: RG 93, Orderly Books, 1775–1783, vol. 33).
GW’s expenses for this date included £1.10 “To Cash pd for bringg venison a present” (household account book, 11 April 1776–21 Nov. 1780, DLC:GW, ser. 5).
1. The court-martial was trying Maj. Gen. Benedict Arnold (see GW to John Morgan, 5 Jan., n.3).