Thanks, Stuart, I'll have to check out that film to see what else it 
contains. I found a copy of the order late last night published in the 
/Pennsylvania Archives./ There does not appear to be a published Va copy.

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On 11/5/2020 8:45 AM, Stuart or Rosanne Butler wrote:
> Dear Barbara,
>
> This order may be found on Miscellaneous Roll 485 at the LVA. This 
> roll contains the dates for officers' commission in Virginia from 
> 1792/3 onwards; it is not complete. But if I remember correctly, it 
> also contains early orders issued by Governor Henry Lee in the 1790s, 
> and the General Order of August 15, 1794, might be on this roll. I 
> have some information on these orders somewhere in my files when I was 
> preparing for my book on the Virginia Militia: _Defending the Old 
> Dominion: Virginia and Its Militia in the War of 1812. _I will be away 
> from my home much of the day, but I will try to see if I can locate 
> any copies I may have made and get back to you as soon as possible.
>
> Stuart L. Butler
>
> On 11/4/2020 9:43 PM, Barbara Vines Little wrote:
>> Does anyone know where I can find a copy of General Order of 15th 
>> August 1794?
>>
>> The results was "A Numerical Rank Roll of the Field Officers."
>>
>> I am interested in why it was created (perhaps in anticipation of 
>> participation in the Whiskey Rebellion?).
>>
>
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