Head Qtrs, 5^th Infantry
Jany 6^th 1826
Regt Order No. 4

 

      The Men will be added to the Police guard to furnish one sentinel to a gate in the rear of the barracks and one whose post shall extend the whole front of the barracks. The duty of this latter will be to give the alarm if he discovers fire, to report all fighting or riot, all cases of candles being lit after hours, every instance of filth being thrown on the parade ground or men urinating in front of, or against the barracks…By Order of Col. Snelling

 

Headquarters, Fort Snelling

January 15^th, 1826

 Post Order No. 11

 

            The sentinel at the gate will be instructed to prevent any person from taking Coal from the pile near the blacksmith shop........

By Order of Col. Snelling

(Signs found in the guardhouse)