Manahan,
Maltby House.
This wire was to be my introduction to Martin. I located Martin and Burnett & Funkhouser in Broad Street near Beaver. I did not call on him immediately, as I wanted him to get anxious to see me first.
To keep him quiet on Maddox, I had him wired as follows:
Washington, D. C.,
Mch. 14, 1865.
M. E. Martin,
c/o Burnett & Funkhouser,
New York.
"M. leaves here to-night, you can rest fully satisfied all is right."
J. F. Manahan,
Willards Hotel.
Poor Manahan was asleep to all this use of his name, of course. Martin did get anxious. He wrote me the following note and sent it to Merchant's Hotel:
Mr. Shaffer:
Dear Sir.—Have despatch from Manahan that you will call and see me here. Will be in at half past eleven to twelve, half past twelve to one, and at half past one.