To George Washington from Tench Tilghman, 23 March 1786

From Tench Tilghman

Baltimore 23d March 1786

Dear sir

I hope you have ere this recd the Bag of seeds which I sent by the last Stage to Alexanda By to morrow’s Stage, I shall forward a Cask of Seed which was sent to my Care by Mr Clemt Biddle of Philada It will be directed to the Care of Colo. Fitzgerald.1

I am still unable to leave my Chamber, tho I think I am rather better than when I wrote to you last.2 I remain Dr Sir very sincerely, yr obt Servt

Tench Tilghman

ALS, DLC:GW.

1. See GW to Clement Biddle, 10 Feb. and 18 May.

2. This was Tilghman’s last letter to GW. He died on 18 April. See Thomas Ringgold Tilghman to GW, 22 April.

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Title: To George Washington from Tench Tilghman, 23 March 1786
Author: Tilghman, Tench
Recipient: Washington, George
Date: 23 March 1786

Reference

Cite as: “To George Washington from Tench Tilghman, 23 March 1786,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/04-03-02-0532. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Confederation Series, vol. 3, 19 May 1785 – 31 March 1786, ed. W. W. Abbot. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1994, p. 604.]

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