George Washington Papers

General Orders, 20 January 1780

General Orders

Head-Quarters Morristown thursday Jany 20th 1780

Parole Quintilian— C. Signs—Queen. Quack.

Rum is to be issued only to detachments or fatigue parties unless directed particularly by a general order.

Varick transcript, DLC:GW.

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    General Orders, 20 January 1780
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    Washington, George
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    20 January 1780

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    “General Orders, 20 January 1780,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-24-02-0158. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 24, 1 January–9 March 1780, ed. Benjamin L. Huggins. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2016, p. 189.]