George Washington Papers

General Orders, 17 November 1780

General Orders

Head Quarters Totowa Friday November 17th 1780

Parole Naples. Countersigns Narva, Newark.
Watchword Now.

[Officers] For the Day Tomorrow[:] Brigadier General Wayne[,] Colonel Starr[,] Lieutenant Colonel Hay—Major Wiley[,] Brigade Major Converse.1

Varick transcript, DLC:GW.

1. Capt. Thomas Converse had been authorized to act as brigade major in the general orders for 11 November.

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    General Orders, 17 November 1780
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    Washington, George
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    “General Orders, 17 November 1780,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-29-02-0170. [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. 268.]