General Orders, 29 June 1781
Head Quarters Peekskill Friday June 29th 1781
Parole Dorchester
Countersigns Easton
Fairfield
For the Day Tomorrow
Major General Howe
Colonel Webb
Major John Porter
Inspector 1st Massachusetts brigade
The Water-guard is in future to be furnished from Major Darby’s command which is for that purpose to be augmented immediately with a Captain, two subs., four serjeants, four Corporals and fifty oarsmen—Captain Pray’s detachment is to be relieved accordingly—the oarsmen to assemble on the Grand Parade at four o’clock this afternoon and march as soon as possible to join Major Darby.
DLC: Papers of George Washington.