Orderly book, 1779.

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Orderly book, 1779.

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Orderly book, June 5, 1779 - July 7, 1779, for one or two Pennsylvania regiments forming part of the 2nd Brigade; perhaps for Colonel Francis Johnson's 5th Pennsylvania Regiment. The book includes general, division and brigade orders dated from Smith's Clove and the Forest of Dean, both locations near West Point. They include material on hygiene in camp, courts-martial, clothiers and stores, and recommended prices for foodstuffs. Perhaps kept by James Giles.

1 v. (172 p.)

New-York Historical Society

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