DANIEL MANNING TO TILDEN
"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."