1To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Tench Tilghman, 19 February 1778 (Washington Papers)
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2To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Tench Tilghman, 11 January 1780 (Washington Papers)
Tilghman dated the letter “10th,” but Tuesday was 11 January.Tilghman is referring to
3To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Tench Tilghman, 18 September 1780 (Washington Papers)
Tilghman likely enclosed an undated letter from “L——D” (John Vanderhovan’s alias): “I am So Sick that I Could not procure what you wanted As well as I fain would I Can Only tell you that... ; Tilghman docketed the report: “10th Septemr 1780—from Mercerau”).Tilghman probably enclosed
4To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Tench Tilghman, 21 September 1780 (Washington Papers)
Tilghman to GW, 18 SeptemberTilghman likely enclosed letters from
5To George Washington from Tench Tilghman, 27 October 1781 (Washington Papers)
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6To George Washington from Tench Tilghman, 29 March 1784 (Washington Papers)
...to the expence—I shall however keep a look out as you desire—A few may come in by chance—I need not say how happy it will ever make me to receive your Excellency’s commands, and Mrs Tilghman desires me to say to Mrs Washington, she hopes she will never make the least difficulty of calling upon her for the execution of any Commission in the line of the Ladies. I have the honor to be...
7To George Washington from Tench Tilghman, 7 June 1784 (Washington Papers)
I have the vanity to think that whatever contributes to the increase of my happiness will not be uninteresting to your Excellency—I therefore take pleasure in informing you that Mrs Tilghman presented me with a Daughter a fortnight ago, and
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8To George Washington from Tench Tilghman, 15 July 1784 (Washington Papers)
Mrs Tilghman wishes her Compliments to Mrs Washington and your Excellency may be joined with those of Dear Sir Your most obt and hble servtTilghman to GW, 7 June
9To George Washington from Tench Tilghman, 27 July 1784 (Washington Papers)
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10To George Washington from Tench Tilghman, 18 August 1784 (Washington Papers)
Tilghman answered GW’s queries in this way (In the enclosed sketch Tilghman draws an “A” on either side of the “S. E. Front in which are four Windows.” Parallel to the two As, he has a line of three Bs. Perpendicular to the middle B, he has...