11From George Washington to Jesse Root, 7 August 1776 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
12From George Washington to Nathaniel Shaw, Jr., 7 August 1776 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
13To George Washington from Brigadier General Nathanael Greene, 8 August 1776 (Washington Papers)
.
Tench Tilghman docketed this letter: “Long Island Augt 8. 1776 From B. Genl Greene.” Although 8 Aug. 1776 was Thursday rather than Wednesday as indicated in the dateline, it is undoubtedly the correct date of this letter,...
14From George Washington to Brigadier General Hugh Mercer, 8 August 1776 (Washington Papers)
The Account given you by a Deserter as brought me by Mr Tilghman. Tench Tilghman (1744–1786), captain of a Philadelphia light infantry company that recently had joined the flying camp, volunteered his services as an aide-de-camp to GW about this time and acted in that capacity without rank or pay... ...GW officially appointed Tilghman one of his aides-de-camp (see General Orders, that date), and...
15From George Washington to the Pennsylvania Associators, 8 August 1776 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
16From George Washington to the Queens County Committee of Safety, 11 August 1776 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
17From George Washington to the New York Convention, 12 August 1776 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
18From George Washington to Brigadier General James Clinton, 14 August 1776 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
19From George Washington to Frederick Jay, 16 August 1776 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
20From George Washington to the New Jersey Convention, 16 August 1776 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
21From George Washington to the New York Convention, 18 August 1776 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
22From George Washington to Major General William Heath, 19 August 1776 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
23General Orders, 20 August 1776 (Washington Papers)
Edward Tilghman Esqr. is appointed as an Assistant Brigade Major to Lord Stirling; the duty of the whole division being too great for one officer—He is to be respected and obeyed accordingly.Edward Tilghman (1751–1815), a cousin of Tench Tilghman, enlisted as a private in the Philadelphia associators earlier this year and apparently marched with them to Perth Amboy in July. A capable young...
24From George Washington to Major General William Heath, 21 August 1776 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
25From George Washington to Major General William Heath, 23 August 1776 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
26From George Washington to the New York Convention, 23 August 1776 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
27From George Washington to Major General William Heath, 30 August 1776 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
28From George Washington to Lieutenant Colonel Henry Beekman Livingston, 4 September 1776 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
29From George Washington to Brigadier General James Clinton, 8 September 1776 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
30From George Washington to John Hancock, 8 September 1776 (Washington Papers)
Tench Tilghman wrote Q.M. Gen. Stephen Moylan on 9 Sept.: “His Excellency [GW] commands me to desire that you would without loss of time set about preparing a sufficient Quantity of Boards, Scantlin and every Material necessary...
31From George Washington to Abraham Yates, Jr., 8 September 1776 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
32From George Washington to Brigadier General James Clinton, 12 September 1776 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
33From George Washington to Robert Morris, 12 September 1776 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
34From George Washington to John Hancock, 18 September 1776 (Washington Papers)
The British retreated to their advanced posts near present-day 106th Street, where the Americans broke off the engagement. GW sent Tench Tilghman to recall the troops, who, Tilghman says, “gave a Hurra and left the Field in good Order” (Tench Tilghman to James Tilghman, Sr., 19 Sept., in Tilghman,
35From George Washington to Major General William Howe, 19 September 1776 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
36To George Washington from William Duer, 22 September 1776 (Washington Papers)
. On this date Duer wrote Tench Tilghman that the committee was empowered “to employ a Gentleman near Head Quarters for communicating Intelligence, to whom they have engaged to make an adequate Compensation—Mr [Robert R.] Livingston and myself are anxious you should undertake this... ...Tilghman accepted the committee’s offer the following day, and he frequently wrote Duer or Livingston at...
37To George Washington from Major General William Heath, 22 September 1776 (Washington Papers)
Heath here struck out the words “without much Difficulty.” For GW’s sending of these deserters to Heath earlier this day with instructions to have them escorted to New London, see Tench Tilghman to Heath, this date,
38To George Washington from Major General Nathanael Greene, 23 September 1776 (Washington Papers)
Tench Tilghman wrote William Duer on 25 Sept. that “General
39General Orders, 24 September 1776 (Washington Papers)
, 73–76; Tench Tilghman to William Duer, 25 Sept., in
40From George Washington to Brigadier General Hugh Mercer, 26 September 1776 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,