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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01205.04 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1777 |
| Title | Orders to submit a regimental return |
| Date | 12 March 1777 |
| Author | Washington, George (1732-1799) |
| Document Type | Military document; Government document |
| Content Description | A working draft of a clerical copy of a circular letter from George Washington. These, or comparable, orders were given by George Washington on 12 March 1777 to various colonels of the Continental Army. (See Fitzpatrick and the GW Papers at the Library of Congress for numerous examples, which demonstrate slightly varied wording.) Instructs recipient to "march all the Recruits you have to Philadelphia, where they will be inoculated and receive farther Orders from the Commanding officers of that City ... Every Commanding officer should know where his inferior officers, and these where their Recruits are; and shou'd be able to collect them in the most expeditious manner. You and the Major must come on with the Regiment, leaving behind a sufficient number of proper officers to carry on the recruiting Service." Possibly a clerical copy related to GLC01205.03. |
| Subjects | President Recruitment Revolutionary War Military History Continental Army Smallpox Health and Medical Disease Muster Rolls and Returns |
| People | Washington, George (1732-1799) |
| Place written | Morris Town, New Jersey |
| Theme | Government & Politics; The American Revolution; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Signer of the U.S. Constitution. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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