Washington arrives in Cambridge and begins to take stock of the troops and supplies now under his command. His initial reaction is far from favorable. Later in September he records his first impressions, saying that he finds the true situation of the troops very different from what is advertised. They come from towns and villages all across the colonies, and scarcely one can agree on the same rules for functioning as another. From his very first day in charge he begins issuing new sets of general orders, which are dutifully copied down and distributed by his orderlies to his officers. Artemas Ward, now officially a Major General, keeps careful notes of all the new General's rules and requirements in his Orderly Book.