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October 25, 1781

General Orders and After Orders, October 25, 1781

The order shown on Board 2. The After Orders begin on p. 68 (“It having been represented that many Negroes and Mulattoes the property of Citizens of these States have concealed themselves on board the Ships in the harbor”) and end on p. 69.

Where it is kept
George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. Series 3G, Varick Transcripts, Letterbook 6, pp. 67 to 69.
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p. 67
p. 68
p. 69