General Orders, 2 November 1782

Head Quarters Newburgh Saturday Novr 2d 1782

Parole Dorchester, Countersigns Essex, Falmouth.

The Commander in chief requests the officers to be very attentive in seeing that the tops of the Chimneys are carried above the tents, to prevent their being scorched by the heat or fired by the Sparks.

There being a necessity for keeping the Light Companies of the Army advanced the regiments to which they belong are to make provision for building hutts for them.

DLC: Papers of George Washington.

This early access document derives from raw transcriptions, prior to editing and publication in Rotunda's American History Collection. If this document is cited in formal research, it should be noted that it is not a final version, and that the URL you used to access it is not permanent.
Please report any errors or problems you notice in documents.