[8] Letters from Tilden intended for Marcy were commonly addressed to
Marcy's brother-in-law, Mr. Newell, who resided in Washington during
Marcy's war ministry.
[9] Twice Mayor of New York City.
[10] Mr. Tilden on _Saturday_, after seeing Mr. Polk and delivering my
letters, and perceiving a disposition to make the appointment finally
made, _wrote to me to come on to advise_. This I declined, believing
the matter disposed of, as proved to be the fact. The letter to Gov. M.
was mailed at Washn. on Saturday P.M. W. H. H.
[11] The business manager of the Daily News.
[12] _Life of Tilden_, Vol. I., p. 116-117.
[13] At this time a member of the United States Senate from New York.
[14] A resident of Ohio, the following year was elected to the United
States Senate, subsequently became War Secretary of the Treasury under
Lincoln, and died Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United
States.
[15] The letter here referred to was brought to me by John Van Buren
about the date of the letter here given; was published by me promptly
in the New York _Evening Post_, and was republished by the late Paul S.
Ford in his edition of the _Works of Jefferson_.--Editor.
[16] At this convention Martin Van Buren had been nominated by
the Free-soil party for President, and Charles Francis Adams for
Vice-President.
[17] Mr. Greeley was at the time this article appeared in the N. Y.
_Evening Post_ a member of Congress from New York city.
[18] This letter was addressed to Mrs. Franklin Chase, whose husband
was U. S. Consul at Tampico.
1851-1860