George Washington Papers

General Orders, 30 April 1781

General Orders

Head Quarters New Windsor Monday April 30th 1781

Parole. Countersigns.

John Powel a Soldier in the New Hampshire line tried the 27th instant by the Brigade General Court Martial whereof Major Scott was president charged with “repeated Desertion” was found Guilty and sentenced to suffer Death more than two thirds of the Court agreeing.1

The Commander in Chief approves the Sentence.2

Varick transcript, DLC:GW.

1. John Powell (Powel; d. 1781) enlisted at Exeter, N.H., in the 1st New Hampshire Regiment in June 1780 to serve for the war but deserted that July.

2. GW designated 11 May 1781 for Powell’s execution (see General Orders, 6 May; see also William Heath to GW, 5 May, postscript).

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    General Orders, 30 April 1781
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    “General Orders, 30 April 1781,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-31-02-0406. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 31, 7 March–5 May 1781, ed. William M. Ferraro. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2023, p. 569.]