George Washington Papers

General Orders, 4 November 1780

General Orders

Head Quarters Totowa saturday November 4th 1780

Parole Congress Countersigns Arms, Honor.
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[Officer] For the Day Tomorrow[:] Brigadier General Paterson[,] Colonel Tupper[,] Lieutenant Colonel Sill[,] Major Throop.1 Brigade Major Ashley.

Varick transcript, DLC:GW.

1. Maj. Benjamin Throop did not serve as an officer for the day on 5 Nov. (see General Orders, that date).

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    General Orders, 4 November 1780
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    Washington, George
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    4 November 1780

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    “General Orders, 4 November 1780,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-29-02-0055. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 29, 28 October–31 December 1780, ed. William M. Ferraro. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2021, p. 100.]