George Washington Papers

General Orders, 4 July 1780

General Orders

Head Quarters Pracaness [N.J.] Tuesday July 4th 1780

Parole Amsterdam Countersigns Brest. Camp
Watchword Espontoon

[Officers] Of the Day Tomorrow[:] Brigadier General Hand[,] Lieutenant Colonel Olney[,] Brigade Major Alexander

The Troops to be supplied with a jill of Rum ⅌ man this day in Case they have not already drawn.1

Varick transcript, DLC:GW.

1. For recent rum distributions, see the general orders for 28 June and 1 July.

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    General Orders, 4 July 1780
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    Washington, George
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    “General Orders, 4 July 1780,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-26-02-0488. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 26, 13 May–4 July 1780, ed. Benjamin L. Huggins and Adrina Garbooshian-Huggins. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2018, p. 639.]