C0381Guide to the George Washington letter to the officer commanding the militia in the county of Monmouth C0381George Washington letter to the officer commanding the militia in the county of MonmouthElizabeth BeckmanGeorge Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center

October 12, 2021

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-07-29 07:01:36 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center George Washington letter to the officer commanding the militia in the county of Monmouth Washington, George, 1732-1799 C0381 /repositories/2/resources/593 0.12 Linear Feet 1 item June 14, 1780 Letter from George Washington (written by one of his staff, probably Lt. Col. Tench Tilghman, and signed by Washington) requesting militia support in transmitting intelligence in the area of Monmouth in New Jersey. R 72, C 3, S 4 English 1 Access Restrictions

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No known copyright. The Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries believes that this collection is not restricted by copyright or related rights, but a conclusive determination could not be made. (See https://rightsstatements.org/page/NKC/1.0/?language=en)

 Preferred Citation

George Washington letter to the officer commanding the militia in the county of Monmouth, C0381, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

 Acquisition Information

Donated to the Special Collections Research Center by Hayden B. Peake in 2014. The letter is part of the Hayden B. Peake Historical Intelligence Collection.

 Processing Information

Processed by Elizabeth Beckman in October 2021. EAD markup by Elizabeth Beckman in October 2021.

 Historical Information

Monmouth County, New Jersey was the site of the Battle of Monmouth in June, 1778, in which the Continental Army attacked British forces retreating across New Jersey (Stockwell, "Battle of Monmouth") Two years after the battle, in June 1780, Colonel Tye (an escaped formerly enslaved man) and the Black Brigade, a guerilla force fighting for the British against their former enslavers, captured Barnes Smock, a leader of the Monmouth County Militia, and several of his men ("Colonel Tye," Africans in America).

 Scope and Content

One page letter written by a member of George Washington's staff, probably Lt. Col. Tench Tilghman, and signed by Washington requesting the assistance of the militia of Monmouth County, New Jersey in transmitting intelligence.

 Related Materials

The letter is part of the Hayden B. Peake Historical Intelligence Collection.

 Arrangement

This is a single item collection.

 Alternative Form Avaliable

A digitized version of this document can be found here: .

 Bibliography

"Colonel Tye, 1753-1780," Africans in America, Part 2: Revolution, 1750-1805. PBS Online. Accessed October 12, 2021. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part2/2p52.html.

Stockwell, Mary, "Battle of Monmouth," Digital Encyclopedia, Washington Library, Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, 2021. Accessed October 12, 2021. https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/battle-of-monmouth/

 Military intelligence -- Great Britain Military intelligence -- United States United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783