George Washington Papers

General Orders, 24 February 1780

General Orders

Head-Quarters Morristown thursday Feby 24th 1780.

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The Commander in Chief is pleased to remit the sentence against Samuel Crawford; He is to be released from confinement.1

The frequent occasions the General takes to pardon, where strict justice would compel him to punish ought to operate on the gratitude of offenders to the improvement of their morals.

Varick transcript, DLC:GW.

1. For Samuel Crawford’s court-martial, see General Orders, 18 February. For his reprieve from execution, see the after orders to the general orders of 19 February.

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    General Orders, 24 February 1780
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    “General Orders, 24 February 1780,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-24-02-0455. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 24, 1 January–9 March 1780, ed. Benjamin L. Huggins. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2016, p. 562.]