"Dear Tilden,—I find the Washington St. suite of rooms most cheerful and accessible. The bedroom and bathroom are separated by the parlor, which is an objection, and the noise of the street may be objectionable. The suite at the south end—the new building—is free from these objections, and will prove, on the whole, most satisfactory.
"But it appears from the following that some one else is to be consulted. What profound dissimulation you have exhibited! If true, it is your greatest reform government. Give my love to Emily Josephine. My wife sends congratulations, and will give a bridal party when you both come up.
"Yours,
"William Cassidy."
This letter was accompanied by the following clipping from the Sunday Albany Press:
"A grand wedding will take place in Washington County on Wednesday next: Miss Emily Josephine Smith to the Hon. S. J. Tilden, of New York city. Many Albanians are invited. Our friend, Hon. Chas. Hughes, formerly member of Congress, will be the principal groomsman. The wedding-cards are models of neatness."
J. W. EDMONDS TO TILDEN
"New York, Dec. 12, 1871.
"Dear Tilden,—As my journey to Washington is postponed indefinitely, I shall be at home this evening, which has been set apart for an interview with the reporter of the Times on the subject of the charter. I shall want to use, on the occasion, the papers I let you have on Sunday. If you will send them to me by the bearer I will return them to you to-morrow.
"Subsequent reflection has rather convinced me that I ought not to have declined answering your question as to what I received for my work on the charter.
"I declined as I did simply because I do so in all my professional business. Such is my general practice, but there are exceptions, and I see no good reason why this should not be one of them.