51From George Washington to Major Benjamin Tallmadge, 5 February 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have your favr of the 28th ulto inclosing C—— No. 7. Altho’ he does not at present purpose giving any further intelligence untill the middle of March, yet I hope if any thing of importance should come to his knowledge in the mean time he will communicate it. If you have an opportunity of letting him know this, be pleased to signify it to him. I am Your most obt Servt LS , in Tench Tilghman’s...
52From George Washington to Major Benjamin Tallmadge, 18 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have your favr of the 8th inclosing No. 6 from C——. Your former inclosing C——s No. 5 came also safe. The Dragoon was detained a few days to recruit his Horse and to get some repairs to his Accoutrements. I am Dear Sir Your most obt Servt LS , in Tench Tilghman’s writing, NHi : George and Martha Washington Papers; Df , DLC:GW ; Varick transcript , DLC:GW . The letter designated “No. 6,” which...
53From George Washington to Major Benjamin Tallmadge, 2 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have recd your favr of the 23d ulto inclosing a letter No. 5 from C——. I have no new instructions to give him and therefore if you see or write to him only desire him to comply as near as possible with those already sent to him. There are regular Expresses established between Danbury and the Head Quarters of the Army and you therefore need not in future send a special Messenger the whole...
54From George Washington to Major Benjamin Tallmadge, 17 December 1778 (Washington Papers)
I have your favr of the 11th inclosing a letter from C——. when I desired an interview with him I did not know his peculiar situation. I now see the danger that so long an absence would incur and I must leave it intirely to you to manage the correspondence in such a manner as will most probably ensure safety to him and answer the desired end. I am &ca. Df , in Tench Tilghman’s writing, DLC:GW ;...
55George Washington to Major Benjamin Tallmadge, 29 November 1778 (Hamilton Papers)
Fishkill [ New York ] November 29, 1778 . Discusses arrangements for obtaining information from Samuel Culper. Df , in writing of H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. Tallmadge, a major in the Second Continental Dragoons, managed the secret service of the Army around New York City from 1778 until the end of the war. Abraham Woodhull of Setauket, Long Island, who used the...
56From George Washington to Major Benjamin Tallmadge, 29 November 1778 (Washington Papers)
I am favoured with your letter of this date with one from C——. His account has the appearance of a distinct and good one, and makes me desirous of a continuance of his correspondence. At the same time, I am at a loss how it can be conveniently carried on, as he is so scrupulous respecting the channel of conveyance. At the station, to which your regiment is going, it would be too circuitous and...
57From George Washington to Major Benjamin Tallmadge, 18 November 1778 (Washington Papers)
I wish you would request the person whom you formerly recommended to me—& who Genl Scott tells me, is to correspond with you, to ascertain the following facts with as much precision, and expedition, as possible. What Corps (without having regard to numbers) are left upon York Island, and the Posts at and about Kings Bridge. What Corps are upon long Island. Whether any new works are erecting...
58From George Washington to Major Benjamin Tallmadge, 25 September 1778 (Washington Papers)
I have received your letter of the 23d inst: the deficiency of remounts is an evil which does not admit of immediate remedy—as I cannot at present authorise the completing your number by purchase. The same reason will render it necessary for you to make the best use of those horses, which you say are so much reduced —it gives me pain, but I cannot forbear attributing the ill-state of the...
59From George Washington to Major Benjamin Tallmadge, 25 August 1778 (Washington Papers)
I shall be glad to see you upon the business mentioned in yours of this date. If Colo. Sheldon is acquainted with W—— and the circumstances as you have related them to me, let him come also—You should be perfectly convinced of the Integrety of W—— previous to his imbarking in the business proposed—this being done I shall be happy in employing him—but there will be an impropriety in his coming...
60From George Washington to Major Benjamin Tallmadge, 13 May 1778 (Washington Papers)
I received your favor of the 4th Inst. by Colo. Sheldon. I do not censure the conduct of Officers or hurt their feelings in the smallest degree thro’ choice. When I do it, I always regret the occasion, which compelled me to the measure. How far the conduct of the generality, or of Individual Officers in your Corps may have been reprehensible and deserving the reproof and charges contained in...