General Orders, 28 March 1777
General Orders
Head-Quarters, Morristown, March 28th 1777
Parole: Lancaster.Countersign: York.
The Execution of Serjt Porterfield is suspended, by order of the Commander in Chief, ‘till Friday the 4th of April.1
Varick transcript, DLC:GW.
1. For Sgt. John Porterfield’s conviction of desertion and sentencing to be shot, see General Orders, 21 Feb. 1777.