1Lieutenant Colonel Tench Tilghman to Major General William Heath, 6–10 September 1777 (Washington Papers)
I am to acknowledge the receipt of your favs. of the 13th and 20th August. I should have answered the former before this time, but as I recd it upon my march to this place I had not an opportunity of doing it sooner. As the Expedition to St Johns was set on foot by order of Congress, you should apply to them for directions about the payment of the Officers for the time they were engaged in...
2Lieutenant Colonel Tench Tilghman to Major General Stirling, 24 January 1778 (Washington Papers)
As His Excellency is very busy in preparing matters to lay before the Committee of Congress and Board of War, he commands me to acknowledge your Lordships favor of this day, inclosing a very melancholy letter from Colo. Spencer. The want of cloathing is a thing which is much to be regretted but not remedied just at this time. A considerable quantity upon public account ought to have been here...
3To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Tench Tilghman, 19 February 1778 (Washington Papers)
I was not able to get over to this place till late on Tuesday afternoon on account of the Ice. I found that the Governor had, upon the Rect of your first letter, obtained a special act to impress teams and to send them out of the State. As I knew there was not much dependance to be put upon the Returns of Commissaries, I employed myself Yesterday, in pushing forward about 50 Barrels of pork...
4Tench Tilghman to Brigadier General Henry Knox, 16 December 1778 (Washington Papers)
His Excellency desires you will inform him as shortly and with as much accuracy as possible what number of battering Cannon you have mounted in the park and at the different Arsenals with their Calibres and whether there are any and what number not yet mounted, which might be got ready if wanted. We have not a word of News. I am yrs &c. ADfS , DLC:GW ; Varick transcript , DLC:GW . In a...
5To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Tench Tilghman, 11 January 1780 (Washington Papers)
I had the honor of receiving yours of 8 OClock last Evening at 3 this morning. That the Express may not be delayed I shall take Colo. Ogdens letter to him —General Irvine has taken no measures for calling off his Guards—nor can he with propriety untill he knows whether it is still determined to prosecute the plan tomorrow night—Of this he must have notice as speedily as possible, as his...
6To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Tench Tilghman, 18 September 1780 (Washington Papers)
Mercerau arrived late last night with the inclosed. He says the Fleet lay yesterday morning within the point of the Hook, he beleives taking in both Wood and Water. It is most certainly Rodney. The passports for the Flag came out last Evening, that from the Navy is signed in the following particular manner: Geo: Gayton senior Officer in the absence of Sir Geo: Rodney who is at sandy Hook. A...
7To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Tench Tilghman, 21 September 1780 (Washington Papers)
The Army moved to this place yesterday. No advices of any kind have been received from New York since mine of the 18th except what is contained in a paper which Genl Greene transmits by this opportunity —Neither have any letters come to hand, which I have thought needed forwarding, except the enclosed from General Gates and Colonel de Buysson. We have been very well supplied with Meat since...
8To George Washington from Tench Tilghman, 29 March 1784 (Washington Papers)
I was yesterday honored with your Excellency’s letter of the 24th and immediately applied to the Gentlemen who have the consignment of the Palatines, to know whether there were any among them answering the description of those you want—I am sorry to inform you there are not. There are no Bricklayers at all—There are Carpenters, but they are of the common kind—I cannot find that any more of...
9To George Washington from Tench Tilghman, 7 June 1784 (Washington Papers)
Upon the receipt of your Excellency’s favr of the 28th ulto giving me a greater latitude than you had before done, in regard to the qualifications of the Bricklayer and Joiner wanted by you, I went to the persons who have the disposal of the Irish Servants lately arrived, but found none of those Trades left upon hand. One or two more Ships are daily expected, and out of them you may be assured...
10To George Washington from Tench Tilghman, 15 July 1784 (Washington Papers)
Only one Vessel has arrived from Ireland since I had last the honor of writing to your Excellency, and she came in last Night. As she had 450 people on Board, I thought I stood a good chance of procuring the two Tradesmen you have commissioned me to purchase —Upon enquiry, I found only ninety were servants—among them none who would suit you. The remainder were persons who paid their own...