1From George Washington to William Tilghman, 20 March 1794 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to William Tilghman, 20 March 1794. Tilghman wrote GW on 23 March “acknowledging the receipt of your favors of the 10th & 20th instant.” This one-page ALS of “about 35 words” was sold at auction in 1938 ( American Book Prices Current , 45 [1939]: xx, 361).
2Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Cooper, and David A. Ogden to Thomas FitzSimons, Herman LeRoy, William Tilghman and Matthew … (Hamilton Papers)
As we have not been favored with an Answer to our Letter of 17. October last, we have Reason to conclude that you do not propose cooperating with us on the subject of that Letter. Under this Impression we beg leave to state, that we shall not make a final Decision on this Business till Monday the 24. Inst. If you will appoint an Agent to meet us on Saturday the 22. Int. we shall be happy to...
3From George Washington to William Tilghman, 10 March 1794 (Washington Papers)
Your favor of the 1st instt with its enclosures, I have duly received. I shall, by this days Post, write to the representative of Colo. Carlyle (agreeably to the suggestion in Mr Chalmers’ letter) to know if he (Mr Herbert) can throw any light upon the payment of £100 which Mr Chalmers conceives he must have made, on acct of Mr Sidney George’s Bond. When I receive the answer it shall be...
4From Alexander Hamilton to William Tilghman, 10 March 1797 (Hamilton Papers)
New York, March 10, 1797. “… You will oblige me by letting me know what have been the laws & practice of Maryland with regard to naturalization—pointing me to the parts of its Constitution & laws which respect the subject. I have under consideration an important question of Insurance in which this inquiry is necessary.” ALS , Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Tilghman was born...
5From George Washington to William Tilghman, 3 April 1791 (Washington Papers)
The enclosed letters contain all the information I can give respecting the proceedings of Colvils Executors against Mr Sydney George. It will appear from these (as I think I mentioned to you) that the bond had been considered as lost, and that, the only resort, in case of non-payment was supposed to be to a Court of Chancery. Whether such a suit was instituted by Mr Chalmers is more than I am...
6From George Washington to William Tilghman, 31 March 1794 (Washington Papers)
Your favor of the 23d instt came duly to hand. The laws, in the cases of both Mr George and Mr Chalmers must regulate ⟨my con⟩duct. To do all that these will permit, is enough for my justification—more I shall not covet. If, however, as I conceive the fact assuredly is, the latter Gentleman has actually received, and did not pay a hundred pounds which was put into his hands as part of a Bond...
7From George Washington to William Tilghman, 18 August 1791 (Washington Papers)
Your favor of the 14th Ulto came duly to hand—but a confinement of some weeks, and much business since, has prevented my acknowledging the receipt of it until now. It has not appeared from any Papers I have yet seen that the settlement which seems to have taken place between Messrs Chalmers & George was ever communicated to Mr West. To me it never was. I will, however, again write to the...
8Thomas Jefferson to William Tilghman, 8 April 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
I thank you, Sir, for the excellent Eulogium you have been so kind as to send me . the subject is mournful but the composition eloquent and true. the science, the morality, the benevolence and modesty of our deceased friend were worthy of all which could be said, and it has been said so as to do justice to that worth. the good he did in life will be continued after death, by the amiable...
9Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Cooper, and David A. Ogden to Thomas FitzSimons, Herman LeRoy, William Tilghman and Matthew … (Hamilton Papers)
[ New York, October 17, 1800. The description of this letter in the dealer’s catalogue reads: “Concerning the conveyance of 175,000 acres of land, probably in N. Y. state.” Letter not found. ] LS , American Book-Prices Current 1966 , Vol. 72 [New York and London, 1969], 984. This letter, which H, Cooper, and Ogden wrote as attorneys for the Holland Land Company, concerns the settlement of the...
10From Alexander Hamilton to William Tilghman, 15 July [1796] (Hamilton Papers)
[ New York ] July 15 [ 1796 ] “I sent you about a fortnight since in a packet … a Deed to be executed by Mr and Mrs. R Morris & to be afterward recorded, requesting your attention to it. Not having heared from you concerning it, I fear it may have miscarried. Do me the favor to advise me by a line how this is, & if received what has been done.” ALS , James Monroe Law Office Museum,...
11From Alexander Hamilton to William Tilghman, [18 July 1796] (Hamilton Papers)
I am favoured with your letter of the 16 instant and regret the occasion of my not having heard from you. I thank you for the attention paid to the business. If in the course of a fortnight a perfectly good opportunity should not occur you would oblige me by sending on the deed by a Trusty Express, the expence of which I will with pleasure defray, as I am desirous to have the affair completed....
12Enclosure: Nicholas Biddle to William Tilghman, 6 April 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the pleasure of depositing with the Historical committee , the papers & books which accompany this letter, in compliance with the request of Governor Clark in his letter to me of the 10 th of Oct 1816, transmitted by M r Jefferson — It may perhaps be usefull to add such notices of other objects connected with them, as may enable the committee to extend its researches— It was in the...
13From George Washington to William Tilghman, 21 July 1793 (Washington Papers)
The death of my late Manager, Mr Anthony Whitting, making it necessary for me to look out for some person to supply his place, I take the advantage of the polite tender of your services, which you have heretofore been so obliging as to make me, to beg your assistance in obtaining and conveying to me, information of such characters in your part of the Country as are qualified to fill that...