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,
11From George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 13 December 1779 (Washington Papers)
, item 152; this document is in the writing of GW’s aide-de-camp Tench Tilghman).
12From George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 23 December 1779 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
13From George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 24 December 1779 (Washington Papers)
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14From George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 27 December 1779 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
15From George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 18 January 1780 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing, . This extract, in Tench Tilghman’s writing and dated 11 Dec. 1779 at New York, reads: “I am now to inform you that a considerable part of the enemy are under orders for embarkation. say 5 Battalions British all the Grenadiers and...
16From George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 26 January 1780 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
17From George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 27 January 1780 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
18From George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 23 February 1780 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
19From George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 17 March 1780 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
20From George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 26 March 1780 (Washington Papers)
The enclosure was a copy of undated memoranda in the writing of GW’s aide-de-camp Tench Tilghman calculating an “Estimate of Forage necessary for 19190 public Horses for an Army of 30,000 Infantry 4 Regiments and 2 Corps of Cavalry and 5 Regts of Artillery with Artificers—Staff &ca” (
21From George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 31 March 1780 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
22From George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 10 April 1780 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
23From George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 13 May 1780 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing, GW’s aide-de-camp Tench Tilghman prepared the enclosed “Extract of intelligence from New York” from
24From George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 31 May 1780 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
25George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 18 June 1780 (Hamilton Papers)
, in writings of Tench Tilghman and H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.
26From George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 18 June 1780 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
27From George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 10 July 1780 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
28From George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 15 July 1780 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
29From George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 15 July 1780 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
30From George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 26 July 1780 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing, Tilghman inadvertently wrote “though” for this word.
31From George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 27 July 1780 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
32From George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 28 August 1780 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
33From George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 9 September 1780 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing, Tilghman wrote and struck out “of troops” at this point on the
34From George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 15 September 1780 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
35From George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 1 October 1780 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing, , in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
36From George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 15 October 1780 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing, GW’s aide-de-camp Tench Tilghman, who penned the draft, wrote and struck out at this place: “I very sensibly feel this fresh mark of the confidence of Congress in leaving to me the appointment of a General Officer to so important a command...
37From George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 17 October 1780 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing, , 18:956). GW’s aide-de-camp Tench Tilghman docketed the draft: “Lt. Colo. Buyssons servt” (see GW to Dubuysson, 17 Oct., found at
38From George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 21 October 1780 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
39From George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 22 October 1780 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
40From George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 29 October 1780 (Washington Papers)
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41From George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 5 November 1780 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing, , in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
42From George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 14 November 1780 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
43From George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 27 November 1780 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing, , in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
44From George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 28 November 1780 (Washington Papers)
. GW’s aide-de-camp Tench Tilghman penned the draft, but GW added several emendations in his own writing. He also wrote a complimentary closing on the draft that matches the one on the
45From George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 8 December 1780 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
46From George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 22 December 1780 (Washington Papers)
GW’s aide-de-camp Tench Tilghman wrote Robert Morris from headquarters at New Windsor on this date to complain about “the very small exertions made by the State [Pennsylvania] to support The Army, in the Article of Bread particularly. (When I speak of... ...has been in a manner subsisted in Flour).” Tilghman then commented more broadly: “I do not think the Contest ever stood upon more...
47From George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 27 December 1780 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
48From George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 2 January 1781 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
49From George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 6 January 1781 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,
50From George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 13 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
, in Tench Tilghman’s writing,