George Washington Papers

General Orders, 4 September 1780

General Orders

Head Quarters Kendekamack [N.J.] Monday September 4th 1780

Parole Lexington Countersigns N: P.
Watchword Bayonet

[Officers] For the Day Tomorrow[:] Brigadier General Clinton[,] Colonel Marshall[,] Lieutenant Colonel Newall[,] Brigade Major Van Laer

The Guards to parade at a quarter past six this Evening in front of the York brigade where the Grand Parade is assigned at present.

Varick transcript, DLC:GW.

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    General Orders, 4 September 1780
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    Washington, George
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    4 September 1780

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    “General Orders, 4 September 1780,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-28-02-0056. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 28, 28 August–27 October 1780, ed. William M. Ferraro and Jeffrey L. Zvengrowski. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2020, p. 86.]