Washington, George, 1732-1799. The writings of George Washington from the original manuscript sources
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GENERAL ORDERS

   Head Quarters, Morristown, Tuesday, April 25, 1780.

    Parole Tingre. Countersigns Noailles, Beauview.

  •    Of the Day Tomorrow Brigade General Hand
    Lieutenant Colonel Commandant Hubley
    Brigade Major, 1st. Pennsylvania brigade


    •     All the Officers and men belonging to Colonel Dayton's regiment now in Camp are to march tomorrow morning and join the detachment under Major Burrows who with the officers and men from the other regiments of the Jersey Brigade will immediately return to Camp.

        The Commander in Chief at the request of the Minister of France has the pleasure to inform Major General the Baron de Steuben and the officers and men of the four Battalions that the appearance and manoeuvres of the Troops yesterday met His entire Approbation and afforded him the highest Satisfaction.20

    [Note:The maneuvers performed by the 4 battalions are described in a paper in the writing of Alexander Hamilton (Apr. 24, 1780) in the Washington Papers . It is evidently a copy of Baron Steuben's order of the exercises and is indorsed by Washington.

       "At a general review at Morris Town, on Monday last, the troops went through their various firings and evolutions with the greatest exactness, which gave infinite satisfaction to several Foreign Gentlemen of distinction that were present." -- The New Jersey Journal , Apr. 26, 1780. ]