"Parole—Liberty.
"The many applications for furloughs make it necessary for Brigadier-General Lewis to mention in orders as improper in our critical situation, and hopes that no request of this kind for the future, until circumstances will admit, will be made.
"Officer for day to-morrow, Lieutenant-Colonel McClenahan. Officers for guard, Lieutenant Garland, Ensign Barksdale. For guard, 8 p. 1 s. 1 c."
"Williamsburg, May 17th, 1776.
"Parole—Convention.
"Let it not be forgot that this day is set apart for humiliation, fasting, and prayer: the troops to attend divine service."
