21From Tench Tilghman to Stephen Moylan, 20 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
Serjeant Morris of your Regt has applied to His Excellency for a discharge upon procuring another Man in his room—This is a practice that His Excellency would not wish to tolerate, but as Morris seemed much discontented and is of ability to do mischief in the Corps by stirring them up by a frequent recapitulation of their grievances, he thinks it best to get rid of him upon the terms he...
22To Alexander Hamilton from Lieutenant Colonel Tench Tilghman, [27 April 1781] (Hamilton Papers)
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.
23From George Washington to Tench Tilghman, 6 July 1785 (Washington Papers)
Tilghman wrote GW on 4 June...by the packet 357 feet of plank to John Fitzgerald for GW at a charge of £4.6.9 Maryland currency. GW fails to note in his cash accounts the payment of the two and one-half guineas to Tilghman. Gouverneur Morris was at Mount Vernon from 5 to 7 July. Morris had been in Virginia prosecuting a lawsuit for Robert Morris to collect a debt from Carter Braxton.
24To George Washington from Tench Tilghman, 23 March 1786 (Washington Papers)
This was Tilghman’s last letter to GW. He died on 18 April. See Thomas Ringgold Tilghman to GW, 22 April
25To George Washington from Tench Tilghman, 10 November 1785 (Washington Papers)
Mrs Tilghman desires to be joined in Compliments to Mrs Washington and yourself with Dear Sir Yr most Affect: Hble ServtTilghman to GW, 18 November
26From George Washington to Tench Tilghman, 24 March 1784 (Washington Papers)
My best respects, in which Mrs Washington joins, are presented to Mrs Tilghman & Mrs Carroll Tench Tilghman (1744–1786) was GW’s trusted aide-de-camp throughout the war. From this time until his death in April 1786, Tilghman acted as GW’s agent in business matters in Baltimore.
27To George Washington from Tench Tilghman, 27 July 1784 (Washington Papers)
Tilghman to GW, 15 JulyGW to Tilghman, 4 August
28To 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...
29From George Washington to Tench Tilghman, 29 July 1784 (Washington Papers)
Tilghman to GW, 27 JulyGW to Tilghman, 4
30From George Washington to Tench Tilghman, 11 August 1784 (Washington Papers)
Margaret Tilghman (1742–1817) in 1763 became the wife of Charles Carroll, the barrister (1723–1783), who shared his wife’s interest in horticulture. Mrs. Carroll’s greenhouse was on the Carroll estate, Mount Clare, outside the... town of Baltimore. Margaret Carroll was Tench Tilghman’s first cousin and the older sister of Tilghman’s wife.Tilghman replied on 18 Aug. with a detailed description...