Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 [Instructions for various generals]

GLC02437.09974

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GLC#
GLC02437.09974-View header record
Type
Documents
Date
15 August 1776
Author/Creator
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Title
[Instructions for various generals]
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
1 p. : docket Height: 32.8 cm, Width: 19.9 cm
Primary time period
American Revolution, 1763-1783
Sub-Era
The War for Independence

Copy of part of Washington's general orders for 15 August 1776. Lists instructions for several generals, mostly concerning parade orders in New York and New Jersey. Includes orders for General [John] Fellows, General [William] Heath, General [John Morin] Scott, General Wadsworth, General [Joseph] Spencer, Lord Stirling [William Alexander], and General Heard. Docketed "Alarm posts."

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