1To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Tench Tilghman, 19 February 1778 (Washington Papers)
From Lieutenant Colonel Tench TilghmanTench Tilghman
2To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Tench Tilghman, 11 January 1780 (Washington Papers)
Tilghman dated the letter “10th,” but Tuesday was 11 January.Tilghman is referring to
3To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Tench Tilghman, 18 September 1780 (Washington Papers)
Tilghman likely enclosed an undated letter from “L——D” (John Vanderhovan’s alias): “I am So Sick that I Could not procure what you wanted As well as I fain would I Can Only tell you that... ; Tilghman docketed the report: “10th Septemr 1780—from Mercerau”).Tilghman probably enclosed
4To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Tench Tilghman, 21 September 1780 (Washington Papers)
Tilghman to GW, 18 SeptemberTilghman likely enclosed letters from
5To George Washington from Tench Tilghman, 27 October 1781 (Washington Papers)
Tench Tilghman
6To 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...
7To George Washington from Tench Tilghman, 7 June 1784 (Washington Papers)
I have the vanity to think that whatever contributes to the increase of my happiness will not be uninteresting to your Excellency—I therefore take pleasure in informing you that Mrs Tilghman presented me with a Daughter a fortnight ago, and
Tilghman Memoir,
8To George Washington from Tench Tilghman, 15 July 1784 (Washington Papers)
Mrs Tilghman wishes her Compliments to Mrs Washington and your Excellency may be joined with those of Dear Sir Your most obt and hble servtTilghman to GW, 7 June
9To George Washington from Tench Tilghman, 27 July 1784 (Washington Papers)
Tilghman to GW, 15 JulyGW to Tilghman, 4 August
10To George Washington from Tench Tilghman, 18 August 1784 (Washington Papers)
Tilghman answered GW’s queries in this way (In the enclosed sketch Tilghman draws an “A” on either side of the “S. E. Front in which are four Windows.” Parallel to the two As, he has a line of three Bs. Perpendicular to the middle B, he has...
11To George Washington from Tench Tilghman, 14 May 1785 (Washington Papers)
...I have almost the daily satisfaction of hearing by one or other of your (I fear too numerous) Visitors, of the health of Mrs Washington and yourself—Give me leave to assure you nothing affords me greater pleasure—Mrs Tilghman is upon a visit to her Friends upon the Eastern shore. I can safely take the freedom of joining her Respects to those of Dear Sir Your faithful and Affect: Hble Servt
12To George Washington from Tench Tilghman, 30 May 1785 (Washington Papers)
...wish for a good pretence to go as far as Alexandria or George Town. Once there I should not fail to pay my Respects at Mount Vernon. If I ever find time to make a jaunt of pleasure—Mrs Tilghman will assuredly be of the party. She joins in sincerest Compliments to Mrs Washington and yourself with Dear Sir Yr most affect: humble Servt...of W. Falconer’s handwriting that Tilghman enclosed is a...
13To George Washington from Tench Tilghman, 4 June 1785 (Washington Papers)
GW wrote Tilghman on 23 May asking him to secure this lumber to be used by Richard Boulton. In an entry dated 30 June in his cash accounts, GW notes owing Tilghman £3.14.6 Virginia currency for the planks (
14To George Washington from Tench Tilghman, 25 August 1785 (Washington Papers)
note 3 in Tilghman’s letter of 17 August
15To George Washington from Tench Tilghman, 31 August 1785 (Washington Papers)
GW writes to Tilghman on 14 SeptGW enclosed this note in his letter to Tilghman, of 29 Aug.: “Could you recommend a good Housekeeper (a man would be preferred) who is competent to the charge of a large family and providing handsomely for a Table? One who has been in the...
16To George Washington from Tench Tilghman, 13 October 1785 (Washington Papers)
From Tench TilghmanTench Tilghman
17To 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
18To George Washington from Tench Tilghman, 18 November 1785 (Washington Papers)
See GW’s description of the status of the jacks in his response to Tilghman of 30 November.
19To George Washington from Tench Tilghman, 13 December 1785 (Washington Papers)
From Tench TilghmanTench Tilghman
20To George Washington from Tench Tilghman, 13 December 1785 (Washington Papers)
Tilghman to GW, 30 December
21To George Washington from Tench Tilghman, 30 December 1785 (Washington Papers)
Tilghman to GW, 13 Dec. (second letter)The agreement that Tilghman concluded with John Rawlins on behalf of GW along the lines set out here is dated 25 Feb. and was enclosed in
22To George Washington from Tench Tilghman, 16 January 1786 (Washington Papers)
From Tench TilghmanTench Tilghman
23To George Washington from Tench Tilghman, 1 March 1786 (Washington Papers)
I must beg the favor of you to make the Compliments of Mrs Tilghman and myself to Mrs Washington—I am with very sincere Regard Dear Sir Yr most obt & most humble Servt...Feb., made with John Rawlins, “Stucco Worker” of Baltimore, by Tilghman on behalf of GW provided that Rawlins would “on or before the fifteenth Day of April next at furthest begin to work upon a Certain Room at Mount Vernon . ....
24To George Washington from Tench Tilghman, 19 March 1786 (Washington Papers)
The account for the seed, this date, that Tilghman purchased for GW is in GW to Tilghman, 10 March
25To 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