1Orders to Brigadier General George Clinton, 30 September 1776 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
2From George Washington to Brigadier General George Clinton, 19 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
3From George Washington to Brigadier General George Clinton, 23 April 1777 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
4From George Washington to Brigadier General George Clinton, 25 July 1777 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
5From George Washington to George Clinton, 1 August 1777 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
6From George Washington to George Clinton, 19 September 1777 (Washington Papers)
Copy, in Tench Tilghman’s writing, .
Tilghman docketed the copy: “To Governor Clinton Sept.
7From George Washington to George Clinton, 15 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s and Robert Hanson Harrison’s writings, .
On the draft manuscript Tilghman wrote the first paragraph, and Harrison wrote the second paragraph and the closing.
8From George Washington to George Clinton, 12 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
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GW made at least one alteration to Tench Tilghman’s draft manuscript (see
9From George Washington to George Clinton, 17 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing, Tilghman wrote “given Congress my” on the manuscript before changing the wording to “backed your.”
10From George Washington to George Clinton, 31 May 1778 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing, Tilghman wrote and then marked out these additional words: “and which seems to give general satisfaction to the line of the Army.” See
11From George Washington to George Clinton, 11 July 1778 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
12From George Washington to George Clinton, 21 July 1778 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing, At this point on the draft, Tilghman wrote but crossed out the clause “especially as
the Jurisdiction of the latter is not acknowledged.”
13From George Washington to George Clinton, 23 July 1778 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
14From George Washington to George Clinton, 1 September 1778 (Washington Papers)
The letter to Brig. Gen. Peter Muhlenberg, which was signed by GW’s aide Tench
Tilghman and dated 27 Aug., reads: “His Excellency has recd yours of this date
informing him of the unlucky fray between Captn Colsn and an inhabitant, by which the
latter is dangerously wounded. Should the wound prove mortal...
15From George Washington to George Clinton, 25 September 1778 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing, At this place on the draft manuscript, Tilghman first wrote: “will have any good effect, I will comply”; he then changed the wording to read: “will answer any good purpose, I will cheerfully comply.”
16From George Washington to George Clinton, 2 October 1778 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
17From George Washington to George Clinton, 8 October 1778 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
18From George Washington to George Clinton, 16 October 1778 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing, At this place on the draft manuscript, Tilghman first wrote and then struck out the words: “for the Winter.”
19From George Washington to George Clinton, 19 October 1778 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing, At this place on the draft manuscript, Tilghman wrote and then struck out the following passage: “The precise destination of the enemy is yet unknown; but as a considerable detachment is, from every account, intended for the West Indies, the remainder, should they incline...
20From George Washington to George Clinton, 20 October 1778 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
21From George Washington to George Clinton, 21 October 1778 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing, At this place in the text on the draft manuscript, Tilghman first wrote: “suitable to the prosecution of any military plan which may be adopted.” He then struck out that phrase and inserted the word “suitable” before the word “Magazines.”
22From George Washington to George Clinton, 24 October 1778 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
23From George Washington to George Clinton, 2 November 1778 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
24From George Washington to George Clinton, 5 November 1778 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
25From George Washington to George Clinton, 5 November 1778 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
26From George Washington to George Clinton, 18 November 1778 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
27From George Washington to George Clinton, 25 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
The draft, which is in Tench Tilghman’s writing, reads: “has some time ago.”
28From George Washington to George Clinton, 17 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
29From George Washington to George Clinton, 6 September 1779 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
30From George Washington to George Clinton, 8 September 1779 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,