George Washington Papers

General Orders, 1 March 1781

General Orders

Head Quarters New Windsor Thursday March 1st 1781

Parole Countersigns [Countersign: ]

The General directs that as the Recruits arrive to the several regiments the officers will exert themselves to have them instructed and formed to their duty with all possible diligence.

Varick transcript, DLC:GW.

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    General Orders, 1 March 1781
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    Washington, George
    Date
    1 March 1781

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    “General Orders, 1 March 1781,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-30-02-0587. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 30, 1 January–6 March 1781, ed. Benjamin L. Huggins. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2022, p. 664.]