General Orders, 12 October 1776

General Orders

Head Quarters, Harlem Heights, Octobr 12th 1776.

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The General orders, that one man from every Mess, be kept cooking, till there are provisions dressed for three days—The Butchers are also to keep killing.

Varick transcript, DLC:GW.

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Source Project: Washington Papers
Title: General Orders, 12 October 1776
Author: Washington, George
Date: 12 October 1776

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Cite as: “General Orders, 12 October 1776,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-06-02-0412. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 6, 13 August 1776 – 20 October 1776, ed. Philander D. Chase and Frank E. Grizzard, Jr. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1994, p. 544.]