George Washington Papers

General Orders, 16 May 1777

General Orders

Head-Quarters, Morristown May 16th 1777.

Parole: Quebec.Countersign: Roxbury.

Francis Swain Esqr., is appointed Brigade Major, to Brigadier Genl Muhlenberg; and to be obeyed as such.

Varick transcript, DLC:GW.

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    General Orders, 16 May 1777
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    Washington, George
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    16 May 1777

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    “General Orders, 16 May 1777,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-09-02-0433. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 9, 28 March 1777 – 10 June 1777, ed. Philander D. Chase. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1999, p. 437.]