1General Orders by George Washington, 1 November 1780 (Hamilton Papers)
, in writings of Tench Tilghman and H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.
Tilghman was at New Windsor, and H was at De Peyster’s Point, which was on the east bank of the Hudson River, opposite New Windsor. De Peyster’s Point is now called Dennings Point.
3Lieutenant Colonel Tench Tilghman to Major General William Heath, 6–10 September 1777 (Washington Papers)
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The postscript and the context of this letter indicate that it was written for GW’s signature and that Tilghman signed the
4Lieutenant Colonel Tench Tilghman to Major General Stirling, 24 January 1778 (Washington Papers)
Lieutenant Colonel Tench Tilghman to Major General Stirling
5To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Tench Tilghman, 19 February 1778 (Washington Papers)
From Lieutenant Colonel Tench TilghmanTench Tilghman
6Tench Tilghman to Brigadier General Henry Knox, 16 December 1778 (Washington Papers)
Tench Tilghman to Brigadier General Henry KnoxTench Tilghman
7To 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
8To 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
9To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Tench Tilghman, 21 September 1780 (Washington Papers)
Tilghman to GW, 18 SeptemberTilghman likely enclosed letters from
10To 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...