[ Autographs ] GEORGE WEEDON (1730 - 1790) Revolutionary general who covered Washington's retreat from Brandywine, commanded milita at Yorktown. Fine and especially rare A.D.S. "G. Weedon Adj. Genl." 1p. oblong 4to., Morristown, Feb., 27, 1777 being the general orders for the day which includes a request for rope makers and the postponement of an execution. This fine document reads in part: "...Parole -- Burlington C.[ounter] Sign -- Bedford The officers are desired to makereturns of any rope makers they may have in their respective Corps. The execution of Sarj. Porterfield is suspended by the General Order, till Friday the 14th of March..." On February 21st Porterfield was sentenced by a court martial to death by firing squad on a charge of desertion. We do not know if the sentence was ever carried out, as Porterfield's execution was delayed repeatedly by Washington until midApril, 1777 and then disappears from the records. Uneven left and bottom margins, otherwise fine condition.