1From Tench Tilghman to Anonymous, 24 July 1781 (Washington Papers)
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2From George Washington to an Anonymous Officer, 21 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
The last paragraph of this letter is in Tench Tilghman’s writing as are also the words “& Water” in the fifth paragraph (see ). An incomplete note in Tilghman’s writing at the end of the manuscript reads: “whether the Generals things are gone on to the Jerseys.”Tench Tilghman inserted the words “& Water” above the line. Although Israel Hutchinson’s commission as colonel of the 27th Continental...