1From George Washington to the Board of War, 19 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
2From George Washington to the Board of War, 10 January 1781 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing, Tilghman initially penned “scandalous” on the draft but struck out that word and wrote “infamous” above the line.
3From George Washington to the Board of War, 5 January 1781 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
4From George Washington to the Board of War, 7 November 1780 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing, ; see also n.1 above; GW’s aide-de-camp Tench Tilghman docketed the letter: “no answer necessary”).
5From George Washington to the Board of War, 4 November 1780 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing, GW’s aide-de-camp Tench Tilghman also wrote Q.M. Gen. Timothy Pickering from headquarters on this date to request “Horses and saddles to carry” three of the exchanged officers “on towards the southward to which they belong. His Excellency desires you will...
6From George Washington to the Board of War, 31 October 1780 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing, , in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
7From George Washington to the Board of War, 12 October 1780 (Washington Papers)
Col. Benjamin Tupper wrote GW’s aide-de-camp Tench Tilghman from camp on this date to correct commissions for lieutenants James Buxton and Nehemiah Emerson that “will not affect a single officer in the Regt but themselves.” Tilghman wrote on Tupper’s letter that the Board of War should date Emerson’s commission “1st Lieut. 28th March 1779” and Buxton’s commission “2d Lieut. 1st January 1777” (
8From George Washington to the Board of War, 15 September 1780 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing, : 30/55, Carleton Papers). GW’s aide-de-camp Tench Tilghman wrote the Board of War from headquarters in Bergen County on 18 Sept.: “I do myself the honor, in the absence of the Commander in Chief, to inclose the passports for the schooner Blazing Star—They were...
9From George Washington to the Board of War, 31 August 1780 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
10From George Washington to the Board of War, 14 August 1780 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,