Tallmadge, Benjamin, 1754-1835

George Washington to Benjamin Tallmadge, 8 April 1781, in which Washington asks Tallmadge to transmit a letter to Rochambeau. Washington contemplated a daring raid on the British troop on Long Island. “The success of the Enterprise,” Washington wrote to Tallmadge, “must depend, on … the secrecy of the attempt, and a knowledge of the exact situation of the enemy.”