George Washington Papers

General Orders, 18 November 1780

General Orders

Head Quarters Totowa saturday November 18th 1780

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Watchword Obedience

[Officers] For the Day Tomorrow[:] Brigadier General Huntington[,] Colonel Butler[,] Lieutenant Colonel Johnston[,] Major Alexander[,] Brigade Major Sewall.1

The General requests that particular attention be paid to the order and cleanliness of the Camp: and to the service of the Guards.

Varick transcript, DLC:GW.

1. Capt. Henry Sewall had been authorized to act as brigade major in the general orders for 9 November.

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    General Orders, 18 November 1780
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    Washington, George
    Date
    18 November 1780

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    “General Orders, 18 November 1780,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-29-02-0179. [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, pp. 281–282.]