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,
41From George Washington to the Massachusetts General Court, 29 September 1776 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing, , in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
42Orders to Brigadier General George Clinton, 30 September 1776 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
43From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 30 September 1776 (Washington Papers)
William Duer wrote Tench Tilghman on 28 Sept. from Fishkill, N.Y., that a Discovery was made sometime ago of a Battalion of Rangers, which was raising in Westchester County to be commanded by Major Rogers, who is for that Purpose commissioned...
44From George Washington to John Hancock, 2 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
arrived at New York from Plymouth, England, on 13 Sept. and left several days later to cruise off Bermuda. The letters from Hugh Mercer and Richard Derby, Jr., have not been found. Tench Tilghman communicates Derby’s intelligence to William Duer in a letter of 3 Oct. and says: “Does not this look as if Genl Howes Army was not so strong as we have apprehended? or would he drain the Islands...
45Enclosure, 4 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
46From George Washington to John Hancock, 5 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
Secret Committee of the New York Convention to GW, 27 September. William Duer wrote Tench Tilghman on 1 Oct: Duer Papers). Tilghman replied to Duer on 3 Oct.: “If the new Ships should be found necessary to our Salvation you need not fear their being sacrificed, but our public Money goes fast enough without using it wantonly” (
47From George Washington to Patrick Henry, 5 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
48From George Washington to William Livingston, 5 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
49From George Washington to Comte d’Ennery, 7 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing, Tilghman inadvertently wrote “testitying” on the manuscript.
50From George Washington to John Hancock, 8–9 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
, 118). Tench Tilghman says in his letter to William Duer of 8 Oct. that because Stirling “was on b[o]ard Ship the whole time of his captivity he can Say very little of the Situation or intentions of the enemy—He...Tench Tilghman to the New York committee of correspondence