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1781 Jan-Apr
Folder 14
Four letters, from Benjamin Tallmadge to George Washington, discussing military tactics, deserters, and an improved plan to safely convey secret dispatches from Culper.
1781 May-Dec
Folder 15
Two letters, from Benjamin Tallmadge to George Washington, discussing intelligence from Culper; the activities of prisoners; and the importance of procuring horses for the regiment.
1782 Jan-Jun
Folder 16
Two letters, from Benjamin Tallmadge to George Washington, discussing intelligence from Culper and referring to a letter from Silas Deane.
1782 Jul-Sep
Folder 17
Four letters, from Benjamin Tallmadge to George Washington, discussing additions to the secret intelligence network and recommending the conduct of Sergeant Elijah Churchill.
1782 Oct-Dec
Folder 18
Five letters: Four from Benjamin Tallmadge to George Washington and one from George Washington to Benjamin Tallmadge. Tallmadge's letters report on a failed naval engagement off of Long Island and relaying secret intelligence reports.
George Washington's letter concerns the capture of four refugees.
1783 Apr-Dec
Folder 22
Two letters from Benjamin Tallmadge to George Washington. The first details financial compensation for Culper and others in the secret service network and concludes with Tallmadge's expressions of gratitude and respect for Washington's leadership during the war. The second instructs Washington on how to reach him after he has departed from Princetown.
1783 Feb
Folder 20
Two letters, from Benjamin Tallmadge to George Washington, reporting on his successful capture of an armed enemy vessel on the Long Island Sound. The letters also observe the illicit trading activity of enemy privateers on the Sound.
1783 Jan
Folder 19
Three letters, from Benjamin Tallmadge to George Washington, which describe his efforts to guard the coast near Greenfield; the desertion and return of Thomas Banks and the loss of a ship to the enemy; and plans to get more boats.
1783 Mar
Folder 21
Three letters, from Benjamin Tallmadge to George Washington. In the first letter, Tallmadge reports on the confinement of Nathan Barnum, prisoner of war. The last two letters inform Washington of the peace treaty just concluded in Europe.
1790-1794
Folder 1
Series 2, arranged by type of material, consists of Tallmadge's legal documents. The majority of the papers concern land transactions, while others pertain to his store, Benjamin Tallmadge & Co., and to other financial investments. Also included in this series are bills of sale of enslaved people.