1From George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 30 September 1779 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing, At this point on the draft, which is in the writing of GW’s aide Tench Tilghman, the following text is marked out: “The first division said to be under the Command of Lord Cornwallis, seems from the number and the quality of the troops, to be destined for some particular enterprize, and may...
2From George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 4 October 1779 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing, On the draft, which is in the writing of GW’s aide-de-camp Tench Tilghman, the next sixteen words are written above the following canceled text: “advantages that would result from his being able to enter the harbour of New York suddenly and if possible passing some of his lighter Vessels up the...
3From George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 9 October 1779 (Washington Papers)
...from his spy in New York, Robert Townsend. A copy of a letter from Robert Townsend (“Samuel Culper, Jr.”) to Benjamin Tallmadge, dated 29 Sept. from New York, in the writing of GW’s aide Tench Tilghman, reads: “In my last I informed you that a number of the enemy were under orders for embarkation part of which consisting of about 3000 embarked in the fore part of last Week and sailed from...
4From George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 17 October 1779 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
5From George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 17 October 1779 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing, The following text is marked out at this point on the draft, which is in the writing of GW’s aide-de-camp Tench Tilghman: “Every preparation that could possibly be made, under our present state of uncertainty, has been made, and I
6From George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 30 October 1779 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
7From George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 2 November 1779 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
8From George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 29 November 1779 (Washington Papers)
). A problem immediately surfaced that GW’s aide-de-camp Tench Tilghman addressed when he wrote John Mehelm, commissary general of hides for New Jersey, from Morristown on 10 Dec.: “Some hundreds of the
9From George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 2 December 1779 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing, , in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
10From George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 7 December 1779 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,