Orderly Book No. 1 For Colo. Durkee, 1777, Apr. 5-18.

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Orderly Book No. 1 For Colo. Durkee, 1777, Apr. 5-18.

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Brigade and regimental orders issued by General Parsons and John Durkee from April 5 through April 18, 1777 (ff. 1-4v). Included is an order from "His Excellency General Washington" who "has signified his pleasure that all officers on the recruiting service keep all the recruits under his immediate inspection. The rest of the manuscript (ff. 7-13 v.) consists of a collection of medical recipes and formulas entitled "Formula Medicamentorum."

35 leaves, 20cm. ff. 6 and 14-35 are blank; stitched notebook, original paper covers.

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