Scope and Content Note
The William A. Oldridge Collection of George Washington's Headquarters Staff Writings spans the years 1775-1962, with the bulk of the material concentrated in the period 1775-1783. The collection consists chiefly of transcripts of letters collected and edited by Oldridge. Correspondents include Elias Boudinot, Horatio Gates, William Grayson, Alexander Hamilton, Edward Hand, Robert Hanson Harrison, David Humphreys, George Johnston, John Laurens, James McHenry, Richard Kidder Meade, Thomas Mifflin, Stephen Moylan, Joseph Reed, Tench Tilghman, and Jonathan Trumbull. Included is correspondence, writings, and other papers of Oldridge concerning the location of papers and illustrations of Washington's headquarters staff and historical accounts from the original material.