FOOTNOTES:
[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.