_"Confidential._
"ALBANY, _Febry. 13, 1885_.
"MY DEAR GOVERNOR,--You must release me. The place has
been offered, but I have no heart for it. The very thought of it
has made me ill for two days. The sacrifice will be too great, and
I constantly feel that if I make it, I may as well bid good-by,
forever, to comfort and happiness. I am so contented now, and I
will always, there, be miserable. Telegraph me, to-morrow, one
word--'Released.'
"Most sincerely yours,
"DANIEL MANNING."