General Orders, 28 February 1780
General Orders
Head-Quarters Morristown Monday Feby 28th 1780.
Parole Knowledge— C. Signs Kidder. Key.
Notwithstanding the orders for building guard huts,1 the officers of the day still report a deficiency: The General again enjoins that those brigades which have not yet provided them, will without fail immediately do it; No excuse will be admitted for delay beyond this week.
Varick transcript, DLC:GW.
Adj. Gen. Alexander Scammell’s orderly book entry for this date includes the following additional general orders: “General St Clairs Division furnishes the main Guard tomorrow.
“A subaltern, one Serjeant; one Corporal and twelve Privates from the Jersey Brigade: and a serjeant, Corporal and Eight Privates from Hands Brigade will be sent as a Fatigue Party tomorrow to the Quarter master Genls Office in Morris Town to be employ’d in that Department till dismist” (orderly book, 17 Oct. 1779–22 March 1780, DNA: RG 93, Orderly Books, 1775–1783, vol. 33).
1. See General Orders, 8 February.