1From George Washington to James Tilghman, 25 May 1769 (Washington Papers)
: Tilghman Family Papers.
James Tilghman (1716–1793), a Marylander who at this time was living in Philadelphia, was a member of the Pennsylvania council and secretary of the Pennsylvania land office. Although he became a Loyalist in the Revolution, his son Tench Tilghman (1744–1786) was one of GW’s most valued aides.
2[September 1774] (Washington Papers)
Dined at Mr. Tilghman’s & spent the Evening at home (at my Lodgg.).James Tilghman, Sr. (1716–1793), originally of Maryland, had moved to Philadelphia in 1765 and married Anna Francis, daughter of Tench Francis. He was a member of the provincial council and secretary of the proprietary land office. In May 1774 he had been sent to Williamsburg with James Allen to consult with Governor Dunmore...
3[Diary entry: 9 September 1774] (Washington Papers)
Dined at Mr. Tilghman’s & spent the Evening at home (at my Lodgg.).James Tilghman, Sr. (1716–1793), originally of Maryland, had moved to Philadelphia in 1765 and married Anna Francis, daughter of Tench Francis. He was a member of the provincial council and secretary of the proprietary land office. In May 1774 he had been sent to Williamsburg with James Allen to consult with Governor Dunmore...
4To George Washington from Thomas Contee, 11 April 1775 (Washington Papers)
in the 1780s and carried a letter to GW from Tench Tilghman in 1784. See GW to Tench Tilghman, 29 July 1784
5From George Washington to Jonathan Sturges, 16 May 1776 (Washington Papers)
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Gibbs addressed the letter-book copy “to Jonth. Sturges Esqr.,” and Tench Tilghman later added the erroneous title, “Chairman of the Committee of Suffolk,” referring to Suffolk County on Long Island. Sturges was chairman of the Fairfield, Conn., committee of inspection.
6To George Washington from Pierre Penet, 3 August 1776 (Washington Papers)
Translation, in Tench Tilghman’s writing, enclosed in
7To George Washington from Comte d’Ennery, 4 August 1776 (Washington Papers)
Translation, in Tench Tilghman’s writing, enclosed in ...1775 until his death on 12 Sept. 1776. A lieutenant general in the army, he also held the titles of inspector of infantry and director general of fortifications, artillery, and militia in all of the colonies. Both Tilghman and Robert Hanson Harrison misconstrued the governor general’s name as “Emery” (see Harrison’s docket of the
8To George Washington from Brigadier General Nathanael Greene, 4 August 1776 (Washington Papers)
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Tench Tilghman docketed this letter: “From B. Genl Greene Augt 4. 1776.” That date was a Sunday.
9From George Washington to Nathaniel Shaw, Jr., 5 August 1776 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
10From George Washington to the Hartford Committee of Safety, 7 August 1776 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,