John Whiting orderly book, 1780-1781.

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John Whiting orderly book, 1780-1781.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/64061476

Manuscript containing general and garrison orders, beginning at Totowa, New Jersey, Nov. 22, 1780, and ending at West Point, Feb. 16, 1781. It also includes transcriptions of official messages, copies of Congressional resolutions affecting the Army, and details of regimental life. Whiting records General Washington's praise of the conduct of the Marquis de Lafayette, the taking of Fort St. George on Long Island by Major Talmadge and his troops, the acquittal of Major David S. Franks of complicity in Arnold's treason, and an account of the Battle of Cowpens, S.C.

1 v. (227 p.) ; 17 x 20 cm.

Cornell University Library

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Cornell University Library

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