1From Alexander Hamilton to William Tilghman, [18 July 1796] (Hamilton Papers)
H to Tilghman, July 15, 1796Tilghman endorsed this letter: “A. Hamilton 18. July 96 Send Church’s Deed to Luzerne by Express. ansd. 23. July.” Tilghman’s letter to H has not been found. This is a reference to John B. Church’s speculations in Pennsylvania lands with Tench Coxe. For an explanation of these purchases, see the
2From Alexander Hamilton to Tench Coxe, [1 February 1791] (Hamilton Papers)
another for Mr. Tilghman, Papers of Tench Coxe in the Coxe Family Papers at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
3From Alexander Hamilton to Major General Israel Putnam, 2 June 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
informed Mr. TilghmanLieutenant Colonel Tench Tilghman, aide-de-camp and military secretary to Washington.
Col Tilghman,Lieutenant Colonel Tench Tilghman.
5From Alexander Hamilton to James Duane, 14 September 1779 (Hamilton Papers)
But Tilghman and MeadeTench Tilghman and Richard Kidder Meade were aides-de-camp to George Washington.
, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. The date line and signature are in the writing of Tench Tilghman.
7[From Alexander Hamilton to Lieutenant Colonel John Laurens], [27 September 1780] (Hamilton Papers)
Although this letter is attributed to H in the Sparks Transcripts, in reality it was written by Lieutenant Colonel Tench Tilghman, H’s fellow aide. The original of the letter is in the South Carolina Historical Society. There are textual differences in the Sparks and the original, but the contents of both letters are the same.
8From Alexander Hamilton to Major General John Sullivan, 7 July 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
On July 9, 1777, Tench Tilghman, aide-de-camp and military secretary to Washington, wrote to Sullivan, “As the dispute between Capt McConnel and the Countryman is settled, you need not send him down” (
9From Alexander Hamilton to Philip Schuyler, 18 February 1781 (Hamilton Papers)
wait upon him immediately. I went below and delivered Mr. Tilghman a letter In less than an hour after, Tilghman a difference which could not have happened but in a moment of passion. I requested Mr. Tilghman to tell him,
10From Alexander Hamilton to Lieutenant Colonel John Laurens, 22 May 1779 (Hamilton Papers)
I wrote you at length some weeks since. TilghmanLieutenant Colonel Tench Tilghman, aide and military secretary to Washington.