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STANDING ORDERS FOR THE GARRISON OF PHILADELPHIA.
I.
As soon as any Corps or Detachment marches into this City, the Commanding Officer must wait on the Officer Commanding in Chief, and make a report thereof.
II. The Officers commanding Corps or Detachments are to use their utmost diligence in getting their men mustered, and equipping them; for which purpose they must make a return to Messrs. Mease and Caldwell of the cloathing wanting, to Colonel Flowers of the Arms and Accoutrements, and to Major Mifflin of the Haversacks,
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III. Every Officer coming into this Garrison, must make a Return to the Town Major, specifying his Name, Rank, Corps, date of Commission, and Place where he Quarters.
IV. The Adjutant, or, where there is no Adjutant, some other Officer appointed to do his Duty, must attend at the Town-Major's every Day at eleven o'clock, to receive Orders. Should the Town-Major be absent, his Orderly Book will be left on the Table in his Parlour, for the inspection of the Adjutants.
V. When any Troops belonging to the Garrison, or on their Way to Camp, are quartered out of the Barracks, a Sergeant or Corporal from each Corps is to attend constantly at the Barracks, to be ready to carry Orders to their respective Corps; for which purpose a Room in the Barracks must be appointed for their Reception.
VI. An Adjutant, in rotation, is constantly to remain in the Barracks, from whence he is not to depart on any Account, 'till relieved, except when he goes to the Town-Major to receive orders; but be ready to receive and distribute Orders.
VII. Whenever the Drummer beats the Adjutants call, or first part of the Troop, all the Adjutants in the Barracks, and orderly Sergeants or Corporals, from Corps quartered out of the Barracks, are to repair to the Parade, receive Orders, and distribute them to their respective Corps.
VIII. A Report to be made daily at eight o'clock in the Morning, of the Strength of each Corps actually present, agreeable to the following Form, to the Town-Major, that he may make a general Return to the Commanding Officer.
A Morning Return of theRegiment, commanded by
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These Reports to be made regularly by every Corps without exception, until they march out of Town.
IX. A Field-Officer, whenever there are four in Town, when not, a Captain, to attend daily at the Barracks, and do the duties of Officer of the Day.
X. Every commissioned or non-commissioned Officer commanding a Guard, must every Morning at eight o'clock send a Report in Writing, agreeable to the following Form, to the Field Officer or Captain of the Day, who is to make his Report to the commanding Officer at ten o'clock.
A Report ofGuard,
The Guard consists of Subalterns, Sergeants, Corporals, Drummer, Privates, and furnishes Sentries by Day, and by Night.
Extraordinaries since Guard mounting,
No Officer commanding a Guard must receive a Prisoner without his Crime in Writing, and the Name of the Person by whom confined, unless it be the Officer commanding the Garrison, who may confine a Prisoner without giving in his Crime at the time of confining him.
XI. As soon as any Corps or Party is equipped for marching, the commanding Officer thereof is to give twenty-four Hours notice to Major Mifflin, that Shallops may be provided.
By Order of Major General
Arnold
,
LEWIS NICOLA,
T. M.