General Orders, 15 April 1779
General Orders
Head-Quarters Middle-Brook Thursday April 15th 1779
Parole Wolfenbuttle—C. Signs Wales. Wales.
The Honorable the Congress having appointed Henry Rutgers junr and Azariah Horton Esquires, Deputy Commissaries General of Musters they are to be respected and obeyed accordingly.1
Varick transcript, DLC:GW.
Adj. Gen. Alexander Scammell’s orderly book entry for this date includes the following additional general orders: “A Capt. Sub. 2 Serjts 2 Corpls a Drum & Fife & thirty Privates from the Virginia Line to parade Tomorrow Morning 9 o Clock with three Days provision and their Boxes full of Cartridges—The Capt. will receive directions from the Commissary Genl of Issues” (orderly book, 22 Dec. 1778–26 June 1779, DNA: RG 93, Orderly Books, 1775–1783, vol. 28).
GW’s expenses for this date included 15s “To Cash pd man for bringg Asparagrass a present” (household account book, 11 April 1776–21 Nov. 1780, DLC:GW, ser. 5, vol. 28).
1. For more on the appointments of Rutgers and Horton, see John Jay to GW, 8 April.