Tilghman, Tench, 1744-1786

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Continental Army officer; aide-de-campe to George Washington; resident of Talbot County, Md.

From the description of Papers, 1781-1815. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20400229

Merchant, aide-de-camp to George Washington from August 1776 to the end of the Revolution.

From the description of ALS : Headquarters, to Deputy Commissary, Rye, N.Y., 1776 Oct. 6. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122466219

Aide de Camp to General Washington, who later carried news of Yorktown surrender to Congress.

From the description of ALS, 1777 March 2 : Head Quarters, Morristown, to Robert Morris, Philadelphia. (Copley Press, J S Copley Library). WorldCat record id: 13974350

Aide-de-camp of Gen. Washington.

From the description of Order for payment signed : Baltimore, to John Rucker, 1786 Mar. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270867851

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Role Title Holding Repository
creatorOf Washington, George, 1732-1799. LS : Valley Forge, to Thomas Wharton, Lancaster, Pa., 1778 Feb. 12. Rosenbach Museum & Library
referencedIn Read family. Papers, 1568-1906 (bulk 1775-1906). Library of Congress
creatorOf Ely, Edwin A., 1836-1927,. Autograph collection, ca. 1663-1890. New Jersey Historical Society Library
creatorOf Jenks, William, 1778-1866. William Jenks letters, 1803-1806. Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library
referencedIn Duer, William, 1747-1799. Papers, 1752-1802. New-York Historical Society Library
referencedIn Robert Morris papers, 1751-1802 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Shreve, L. G., 1910-. L.G. Shreve collection, 1762-1984. Talbot County Free Library
creatorOf Washington, George, 1732-1799. LS : Preakness, N.J., to James Clinton, 1780 Nov. 5. Rosenbach Museum & Library
creatorOf Tilghman, Tench, 1744-1786. ALS : Headquarters, to Deputy Commissary, Rye, N.Y., 1776 Oct. 6. Rosenbach Museum & Library
referencedIn Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part I: The Revolution and the Administration, 1669-1958. Houghton Library
referencedIn Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867. Papers, 1835-1864. American Philosophical Society Library
creatorOf Washington, George, 1732-1799. Letter [in the autograph of Tench Tilghman] : Fishkill, to Lord Stirling, 1778 Oct. 2. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn William A. Oldridge Collection of George Washington's Headquarters Staff Writings, 1775-1962, (bulk 1775-1783) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Livingston, William, 1723-1790. William Livingston papers, 1749-1782. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Rodney, Caesar, 1728-1784. Correspondence, 1749-1823 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Rodney, Caesar, 1728-1784. Caesar Rodney correspondence, 1749-1823. Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library
referencedIn Read Family Papers, 1568-1906, (bulk 1775-1906) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Washington, George, 1732-1799. Letter : Chester, Pa., to "the officer commanding two brigades on their march from Peekskill", 1777 Aug. 1. Bryn Mawr College, Mariam Coffin Canaday Library
referencedIn Autograph File, T, 1580-1975. Houghton Library
referencedIn Franklin-Bache Papers, 1707-1799 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn William Jenks letters, 1803-1806 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786. Papers, 1777-1780 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Thomas Addis Emmet collection, 1483-1876 (bulk:1700-1800) New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Washington, George, 1732-1799. LS : Wrights Mills, N.Y., to William Alexander, Lord Stirling, 1778 July 25. Rosenbach Museum & Library
referencedIn Stewart, Charles, 1729-1800. Family papers, 1768-1877 Houghton Library
creatorOf Washington, George, 1732-1799. Letter signed [in the hand of Tench Tilghman] : Headquarters, West Point, to [George] Clinton, 1779 Oct. 4. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Washington Irving's Life of George Washington Volume VI, miscellany, 1774-1807 Cornell University Library
creatorOf Washington, George, 1732-1799. Letter [in the autograph of Tench Tilghman] signed : Head Quarters Valley Forge, to [Brigadier General William Smallwood], 1777 Dec. 29. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Tilghman, William, 1756-1827. Correspondence, 1772-1827. Historical Society of Pennsylvania
referencedIn Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786. Papers, 1777-1780 American Philosophical Society
creatorOf Tilghman, Tench, 1744-1786. ALS, 1777 March 2 : Head Quarters, Morristown, to Robert Morris, Philadelphia. Copley Press, J S Copley Library
creatorOf Morris, Robert, 1734-1806. Robert Morris papers, 1751-1802. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Tilghman & Company (Baltimore, Md.). Records, 1784-1795. Maryland historical society
creatorOf Tilghman, Tench, 1744-1786. Order for payment signed : Baltimore, to John Rucker, 1786 Mar. 1. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Washington, George, 1732-1799. LS : Fredericksburg, Pa., to James Clinton, 1778 Oct. 14. Rosenbach Museum & Library
referencedIn Sullivan, John, 1740-1795. Papers, 1769-1792. New Hampshire Historical Society Library
creatorOf Washington, George, 1732-1799. Letter signed : Philadelphia, to Abraham Skinner, 1781 Dec. 5. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Tilghman, Tench, 1744-1786. Papers, 1781-1815. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
creatorOf Washington, George, 1732-1799. LS : West Point, to George Clinton, 1779 Sept. 8. Rosenbach Museum & Library
referencedIn Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866. Jared Sparks collection of American manuscripts, 1582-1843 Houghton Library
referencedIn Harvard University. Mathematical theses, 1782-1839 Harvard University Archives.
creatorOf Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790. Document. United States Military Academy, USMA Library
referencedIn De Courcy, William, 1703-1769. William De Courcy papers, 1754-1871. Library of Congress
referencedIn William Livingston papers, 1749-1782 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Washington, George, 1732-1799. Letter signed [in the hand of Tench Tilghman] : Head Quarters, New York, to [James] Clinton, 1776 Sept. 12. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Washington, George, 1732-1799. Letter signed [in the hand of Tench Tilghman] : Headquarters, Paramus, to [George Clinton], 1778 July 11. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Washington, George, 1732-1799. Letter [in the autograph of Tench Tilghman] signed : Head Quarters [Morristown], to Brigadier General Henry Knox, 1780 Jan. 15. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Johnson, Bradley T. (Bradley Tyler), 1829-1903. Bradley T. Johnson speech, undated [manuscript]. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn William Duer Papers, 1752-1836 (bulk, 1770-1800) New-York Historical Society
referencedIn Palfrey family papers, 1713-1915 Houghton Library
creatorOf Washington, George, 1732-1799. LS : New Windsor, N.Y., to James Clinton, 1781 June 25. Rosenbach Museum & Library
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associatedWith Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867. person
associatedWith Dearborn, Frederick M. (Frederick Myers), b. 1876 person
associatedWith De Courcy, William, 1703-1769. person
associatedWith Duer, William, 1747-1799. person
associatedWith Ely, Edwin A., 1836-1927, person
associatedWith Emmet, Thomas Addis person
associatedWith Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790. person
associatedWith Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786 person
associatedWith Harvard University. corporateBody
associatedWith Jenks, William, 1778-1866. person
associatedWith Johnson, Bradley T. (Bradley Tyler), 1829-1903. person
associatedWith Kountze, De Lancey, d. 1946, person
associatedWith Lee, Charles, 1731-1782. person
associatedWith Livingston, William, 1723-1790. person
associatedWith Morris, Robert, 1734-1806. person
associatedWith Oldridge, William A. person
correspondedWith Palfrey family. family
correspondedWith Read family. family
correspondedWith Read Family family
associatedWith Rodney, C. A. (Caesar Augustus), 1772-1824 person
associatedWith Rodney, Caesar, 1728-1784. person
associatedWith Shreve, L. G., 1910- person
correspondedWith Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866 person
correspondedWith Stewart, Charles, 1729-1800 person
correspondedWith Sullivan, John, 1740-1795. person
associatedWith Tilghman & Company (Baltimore, Md.) corporateBody
associatedWith Tilghman, William, 1756-1827. person
associatedWith United States. Continental Army corporateBody
associatedWith Washington, George, 1732-1799. person
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Birth 1744-12-25

Death 1786-04-18

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