11To George Washington from Joseph Barrell, 3 July 1779 (Washington Papers)
Copy (in Tench Tilghman’s writing),
12To George Washington from Ezekiel Porter Belden, 21 Aug. 1779 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
...minister of France, and he ordered Howe to have the officer “acquaint me with the arrival of his party that I may know where to send him my directions.” On 22 Aug., GW’s aide-de-camp Tench Tilghman acknowledged Belden’s “letter of the 21st” and gave him instructions for the escort duty (see
13To George Washington from William Maltby Betts, 22 May 1780 (Washington Papers)
The letter that GW’s aide-de-camp Tench Tilghman wrote Betts or Hay has not been identified. Tilghman probably had enclosed
14To George Washington from Clement Biddle, 11 July 1780 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
15To George Washington from Clement Biddle, 11 July 1780 (Washington Papers)
Biddle enclosed an impress warrant of this date for GW’s signature. GW’s aide-de-camp Tench Tilghman wrote Biddle on this date enclosing the signed warrant and noting that GW had restricted the term to “ten days because there is the greatest proba[bi]lity of moving from this Ground” (
16To George Washington from Ephraim Blaine, 12 September 1780 (Washington Papers)
GW’s aide-de-camp Tench Tilghman replied to Blaine from Orangetown on 24 Sept.: “I received your favr of the 13th and that of the 12th to His Excellency, who
17To George Washington from Ephraim Blaine, 10 November 1780 (Washington Papers)
Blaine had written GW’s aide-de-camp Tench Tilghman from Philadelphia on 7 Oct.: “I should have wrote you Long ear this but the delay I have m[e]t with in the business of my dept has deprived me of any agreable Subject respecting supplies.
18To George Washington from Susan Blair, 8 December 1780 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing, , in Tench Tilghman’s writing, ; Tilghman wrote “eight” above the line after striking out “seven” on the draft; he also wrote “two” above the line after striking out “three” on the draft).
19To George Washington from Moses Bloomfield, 30 August 1780 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
20To George Washington from the Board of Admiralty, 6 May 1780 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
21To George Washington from the Board of Admiralty, 11 July 1780 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
22To George Washington from the Board of Admiralty, 9 May 1780 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
23To George Washington from a Board of General Officers, 8 August 1779 (Washington Papers)
, item 152; the copy in the writing of GW’s aide-de-camp Tench Tilghman was enclosed with GW to the Board of War, 26 August.
24To George Washington from the Board of War, 23 November 1780 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing, , in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
25To George Washington from the Board of War, 13 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
26To George Washington from the Board of War, 17 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
27To George Washington from Elias Boudinot, 5 April 1777 (Washington Papers)
Copy, enclosed in GW to Benjamin Lincoln, 8 April 1777, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
28To George Washington from Jabez Bowen, 25 April 1780 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing, , in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
29To George Washington from Jabez Bowen, 5 February 1780 (Washington Papers)
On 19 Feb., GW’s aide Tench Tilghman wrote from headquarters in Morristown to Abraham Skinner, deputy commissary general of prisoners, regarding GW’s intentions for Campbell’s parole. The draft of the letter reads: “Capt. Campbell of the 71st Regt the Bearer of this...
30To George Washington from Jabez Bowen, 21 March 1780 (Washington Papers)
. Bowen wrote on the cover of his letter: “⅌ Mr Butler.” GW’s aide-de-camp Tench Tilghman misrendered Gillam Butler’s surname when he wrote an undated note on the cover: “Mr Gillam being exchanged was sent to New York.”
31To George Washington from Jabez Bowen, 20 March 1780 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
32To George Washington from Captain Lieutenant Caleb Brewster, 14 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
. GW’s aide-de-camp Tench Tilghman wrote on the docket: “with return of prisoners sent to Provost at Fish kill.”
33To George Washington from Lieutenant Caleb Brewster, 15 September 1778 (Washington Papers)
Although Tench Tilghman docketed this letter “Norwalk 15 Sept 1778 from Capt. Brewster,” Brewster was a lieutenant at this time. He did not become a captain-lieutenant until 1780, and he never attained the rank of captain. GW refers...
34Colonel Daniel Brodhead to Lieutenant Colonel Tench Tilghman, 30 December 1777 (Washington Papers)
Colonel Daniel Brodhead to Lieutenant Colonel Tench Tilghman
35To George Washington from Colonel Daniel Brodhead, 16 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
. Although Tench Tilghman docketed this letter “Ansd 14 feby,” GW’s reply is dated
36To George Washington from Colonel Daniel Brodhead, 7 December 1780 (Washington Papers)
. Although GW’s aide-de-camp Tench Tilghman wrote “Ansd 9 Jany” on the docket,
37To George Washington from Colonel Daniel Brodhead, 17 October 1780 (Washington Papers)
: Draper Collection. Although GW’s aide-de-camp Tench Tilghman docketed the
38To George Washington from Colonel Daniel Brodhead, 23 January 1781 (Washington Papers)
. GW’s aide-de-camp Tench Tilghman docketed the letter: “recd 23 Feby.”
39To George Washington from William Brown, 29 May 1780 (Washington Papers)
. GW’s aide-de-camp Tench Tilghman wrote on the docket: “to be submitted to Committee of Arrangement.”
40To George Washington from John Buchanan, 15 December 1780 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
41To George Washington from Captain Epaphras Bull, 26 August 1778 (Washington Papers)
.
Tench Tilghman docketed this letter in part: “from Capt. Bull and Lieut. Hurlbutt.”
George Hurlbut (c.1756–1783) of New London, Conn., who had served in 1776 as an ensign
in the 19th Continental Infantry, was...
42To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Aaron Burr, 20 July 1777 (Washington Papers)
.
Aide-de-camp Tench Tilghman’s docket on this letter reads in part “not ansd.”
43To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Aaron Burr, 24 October 1778 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
44To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel William Butler, 2 October 1778 (Washington Papers)
GW’s aide-de-camp Tench Tilghman docketed the cover of this letter: “Scohary 2d Octobr 1778 from Colo. Butler.”
45To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Zebulon Butler, 29 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
Tench Tilghman replied to this letter on behalf of GW the following day: “You are to remain upon the most advantageous ground in the Neighbourhood of the place where you are at present, and keep a good look out lest...
46To George Washington from John Buyers, 18 May 1780 (Washington Papers)
. GW’s aide-de-camp Tench Tilghman wrote on the docket: “There was a representation in favr of Colo. Weltners conduct signed by a number of the inhabitants of Pennsylvania, transmitted by the Board of War” (see
47To George Washington from Daniel Byrnes, 17 January 1793 (Washington Papers)
Tench Tilghman to William Heath, 6–10 Sept. 1777
48To Benjamin Franklin from [John Cadwalader], [January? 1778] (Franklin Papers)
, 586–612. This design soon became known, and on Jan. 18 Col. Tench Tilghman wrote Cadwalader about it in great indignation:
49To George Washington from Captain Patrick Campbell, 28 November 1779 (Washington Papers)
, and Tench Tilghman to Abraham Skinner, 19 Feb. 1780, both
50To George Washington from James Cannon, 28 August 1780 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
51To Thomas Jefferson from William Carmichael, 5 November 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
...America. Washington had planned the trip of “Royal Gift” from Boston to Mount Vernon with all of the care and forethought that he gave to a military campaign, and had solicited the aid of such prominent individuals as Tench Tilghman, Robert Morris, Elias Boudinot, George Clinton, Jeremiah Wadsworth, and Thomas Cushing (
52To George Washington from Henry Champion, Sr., 28 February 1778 (Washington Papers)
). Tench Tilghman added a copy of Wadsworth’s letter to the copy of Champion’s letter that
53To George Washington from Colonel Charlus, 1 March 1781 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
54To George Washington from Ezekiel Cheever, 2 December 1780 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
55To George Washington from Thomas Chittenden, 15 January 1781 (Washington Papers)
. The first page of the copy is missing; the copy is docketed 13 January. GW’s aide-de-camp Tench Tilghman described Chittenden as “Titular Govr of Vermont” on the docket of the
56To George Washington from Thomas Chittenden, 6 March 1779 (Washington Papers)
. Tench Tilghman docketed the manuscript: “answer given to Mr Fay.”
57To George Washington from Major John Clark, Jr., 17 November 1777 (Washington Papers)
.
Although this letter is undated, its context suggests that it was written on this date following the receipt of GW’s reply through his aide-de-camp Tench Tilghman to Clark’s first letter of this date.Tench Tilghman’s letter to Clark of this date has not been identified.
58To George Washington from Major John Clark, Jr., 21 December 1777 (Washington Papers)
GW’s aide-de-camp Tench Tilghman replied to this letter later on this date: “Yours to his Excellency of this date came to hand. He desires if the Enemy should come out that you would give notice of it to General potter and Colo....
59To George Washington from Major John Clark, Jr., 17 November 1777 (Washington Papers)
.
The cover indicates that Clark sent this letter “⅌ Express.” A docket on the cover that reads in part “Ansd same date” apparently refers to a letter to Clark from GW’s aide-de-camp Tench Tilghman, which has not been identified (see
60To George Washington from George Clinton, 8 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
Shortly after GW received this letter, his aide-de-camp Tench Tilghman wrote Assistant Commissary General John Chaloner a letter “informing that General Clinton has forwarded a Large quantity of pork, for the use of the Army in the Middle Department & that it is his Excellencys desire the same be... ....” Tilghman’s letter led Chaloner to request “the Assistance of a press warrant for the teams;...