11To George Washington from Major Benjamin Tallmadge, 19 November 1778 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellency’s favr of yesterday has this moment arrived—The Queries therein contained shall be immediately transmited for solution. I have been hourly waiting, for more than two days, for a letter from Culper , & I am confident the failure must be attributed to those employed in crossing the Sound for such Dispatches, as his punctuality heretofore in fulfiling all appointments with his...
12To George Washington from Major Benjamin Tallmadge, 29 November 1778 (Washington Papers)
I have just recd a letter from C—— which I have the honour to enclose & forward pr Dragoon. I can further assure your Excellency that a Copy of your late instructions has been duly recd by him, an answer to which may be expected by the 6th ensuing. My Anxiety for C——’s feelings in his present situation indu[c]es me once more to remind your Excellency of the necessity of having your further...
13To George Washington from Major Benjamin Tallmadge, 11 December 1778 (Washington Papers)
The enclosed has this moment come to hand—nothing but the difficulty of crossing the Sound has delayed its arrival agreeable to the time appointed in my last. Your Excellency’s Letter containing some instructions for carrying on the Correspondence with C—- in future came to hand when the Regt was on the march for this place. I accordingly saw them in Qrs first & then proposed returning...
14To George Washington from Major Benjamin Tallmadge, 23 December 1778 (Washington Papers)
Having arrived here last Evening from Durham, I happily found your’s of the 17th inst. & a letter from C—— which had just arrived & is now enclosed. Since your Excellency judges it improper to have an interview with C——, any private instructions which you may wish to transmit him, not so proper for me to transcribe, may be very safely convey’d to him; as from the Regularity of his Dispatches,...
15To George Washington from Major Benjamin Tallmadge, 8 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
This Evening the enclosed from C—-came to hand, by which your Excellency will have, perhaps as good an Acct of the number of Troops with Genl Erskine at the East End of Long Island as can be obtained. In addition to what he has related would further observe that as their Object is doubtless forage & Provisions, a considerable fleet, I have been told, might be expected passing thro’ the Sound...
16To George Washington from Major Benjamin Tallmadge, 28 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
This day has come to hand the enclosed No. 7—from C——, which agreeable to directions recd from your Excellency in your favr of 2d instt, shall forward to Genl Putnam to go by one of his Expresses to Head Qrs. In a Letter of Yesterday to C—— I directed him to have ready for me a Comprehensive acct of the Strength, Situation & Movements of the Enemy, by the 20th insuing; after which (for certain...
17To George Washington from Major Benjamin Tallmadge, 21 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
Agreeable to your Excellency’s Instructions I have forwarded the Vial delivd me & the directions for C——’s future Conduct. In Answer to which he wrote, but as I wished to see him to communicate many things, I appointed an Interview at Brook Haven on Long Island, where I met C—— on the 16th instant, & was detained on the Island ’till this morning by a violent Storm & contrary Winds. In addition...
18To George Washington from Major Benjamin Tallmadge, 26 May 1779 (Washington Papers)
Being informed of a direct opportunity to convey a letter to Hd Qrs, I have the Honour of inclosing to your Excellency a Return of the British Lt Infantry, previous to their leaving the E. End of Long Island. Possibly it may be of some service to compare with other Returns. The Letter which was expected from C—— by the middle of this month did not come to hand. The Reason of its failure, I am...
19To George Washington from Maj. Benjamin Tallmadge, 12 June 1779 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from Maj. Benjamin Tallmadge, 12 June 1779. GW wrote Tallmadge on 13 June: “Your letter of yesterday with the inclosures from C—r came duly to hand.”
20To George Washington from Maj. Benjamin Tallmadge, 26 June 1779 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from Maj. Benjamin Tallmadge, 26 June 1779. GW wrote Tallmadge on 27 June (first letter): “Your letter of yesterday came safe to my hands.”