George Washington Papers

General Orders, 11 May 1780

General Orders

Head Quarters Morristown Thursday May 11th 1780

Parole Hannibal Countersigns T: L.

[Officers] Of the Day Tomorrow[:] Colonel Cortlandt[,]1 Lieutenant Colonel Hay—Brigade Major Hand’s Brigade

The General Court Martial whereof Colonel Shreve is President is dissolved.2

Varick transcript, DLC:GW.

1. The general orders are referring to Col. Philip Van Cortlandt.

2. GW had authorized this court-martial with Col. Israel Shreve as president in the general orders for 20 April (see also General Orders, 1 and 10 May).

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    General Orders, 11 May 1780
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    Washington, George
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    “General Orders, 11 May 1780,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-25-02-0424. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 25, 10 March–12 May 1780, ed. William M. Ferraro. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2017, p. 590.]