1Orders and Instructions for John Parke, 3 April 1776 (Washington Papers)
It being Found necessary for the Publick Service, that Quarter Master General Colonel Thomas Mifflin, should be dispatched to New York, & the Command in His Department Devolving on You, be it your Care, to see that the Clerks, Commissaries, Waggon Masters, Armourers, Artificers, & the Servants of the Publick of every Denomination within your Inspection, are Diligent in executing your Commands;...