George Washington Papers

General Orders, 8 June 1781

General Orders

Head Quarters New Windsor Friday June 8th 1781

Parole. Countersigns.

On the entreaty of his Friends and the intercessions of a number of gentlemen the Commander in Chief is pleased to pardon William King of the first New York regiment now under sentence of Death for Desertion.1

Jonathan Trumbull Esqr. Junior is appointed Secretary to the Commander in Chief and to be respected accordingly.2

Varick transcript, DLC:GW.

1. See Robert Howe to GW, 7 June, and the source note to that document; see also GW to Howe, this date.

2. See Jonathan Trumbull, Jr., to GW, 10 May.

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    General Orders, 8 June 1781
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    “General Orders, 8 June 1781,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-32-02-0294. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 32, 6 May–4 July 1781, ed. William M. Ferraro. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2023, p. 389.]