Chapter D: Manning to Tilden

"ALBANY, _July 21, 1886_.

"MY DEAR GOVERNOR,--Your note of the 16th inst. came to me in due course of mail, and was comforting.

"Like Dr. Simmons, Dr. Hun does not think there is any serious difficulty of the heart, but because of shortness of breath advises caution. I feel that I would like to go to the Catskill Mountains, but because Dr. Hun shows preference for the sea air, I have communicated with the Watch Hill House landlord, and hear that he will give me desirable quarters on the 29th of this month. I think we shall go there. No doubt I can get there all the exercise that I may need.

"Mrs. Manning had the pleasure of meeting, at the railroad station yesterday, Miss Ruby _en route_ to Lebanon, and says she was looking well and happy.

"A letter from Fairchild tells me that the N. Y. collector had communicated with him concerning the proposition that I be given the use of the revenue-cutter _Grant_. You will conclude, of course, that this means much. I replied that if I concluded I should like to use that boat, I would communicate thereon with the President and himself. It is better so, but I have determined to give up the idea. I cannot place myself under such obligations. Nothing of the kind has been suggested or offered to me.

"I am almost constantly thinking of the 1st October letter. I suppose it must be written. I shrink from it, but I need your help and advice. What should I say?

"I am resting nicely here in Albany. There is excitement over bicentennial celebration, and I always find something of interest in what is daily occurring.

"The President and two or three of his secretaries are to be here to-morrow. Can I serve you in any way?

"I have a fierce and somewhat threatening [letter] from Thompson about the Custom-house. He says the President authorized Stetson to ask Hedden for his resignation, and he (T) consequently intimates his intention of opening a warfare on Cleveland, who, he writes, 'Tilden, you, and I nominated.' Evidently he is feeling very ugly, for he characterizes this step as 'base ingratitude,' and a 'dastardly outrage.' There is very noisy music near at hand.

"Respectfully and faithfully yours,
"DANIEL MANNING,
"M. F. M."

TILDEN TO DANIEL MANNING

"GREYSTONE, _July 27--86_.

"DEAR MR. MANNING,--Your letter of the 26th is received.

"I have thought much of the nature of the communication which you wish to make, but have written nothing. Do you wish to say anything further than to announce your final purpose, and your reasons for it? The letter, it seems to me, will be short.

"I will try my hand on a draft and send it to you.

"No further intelligence has been received from our friend in Europe.

"I have been busy all the morning answering a letter from Mr. Fairchild.

"By what route do you intend to go to Watch Hill--across the country or by way of New York?

"Very truly yours,
"S. J. TILDEN."

* * * * *

On the 4th day of August, and only eight days after the date of the preceding letter, I received the following telegram from George W. Smith, then Mr. Tilden's private secretary, and by his will to become one of his executors and Trustees:

"GREYSTONE, _Aug. 4, 1886_.

"Mr. Tilden died this morning at 8."

S. J. T.

(GREYSTONE, August 4, 1886.)

Once more, O all-adjusting Death!
The nation's Pantheon opens wide;
Once more a common sorrow saith
A strong, wise man has died.

Faults doubtless had he. Had we not
Our own, to question and asperse
The worth we doubted or forgot,
Until we stood beside his hearse?

Ambitious, cautious, yet the man
To strike down fraud with resolute hand;
A patriot, if a partisan,
He loved his native land.

So let the mourning bells be rung,
The banner droop its folds half-way,
And let the public pen and tongue
Their fitting tribute pay.

Then let us vow above his bier
To set our feet on party lies,
And wound no more a living ear
With words that Death denies.

JOHN G. WHITTIER.

BIGELOW TO WHITTIER

"21 GRAMERCY PARK, NEW YORK, _Aug. 14, 1886_.

"VENERABLE AND DEAR SIR,--I am impatient to thank you for your admirably just and graceful tribute to the memory of my friend, the late Mr. Tilden.

"Though a prince of peace by training and self-discipline, Mr. Tilden, like all men of large moral proportions, came not to bring peace into the world, but the sword, and like all such men was much misunderstood and misrepresented; in many cases by those who at heart were entirely in sympathy with his aims. Of these latter, I venture to think you have made yourself the faithful and acceptable interpreter. You are right in thinking Mr. Tilden was ambitious, but his was not the kind of ambition by which angels fell. He sought power as a means, not as an end. To the mere pomp and circumstance of official eminence, no man could be more indifferent. His ideal of a State was a very exalted one, and he thought, in 1876, that he needed the _pou sto_ of the Presidency to realize it. A majority of his countrymen were apparently of the same opinion. It was ordained, however, that he should never attain that eminence, as it was ordained that Moses should never enter into the Promised Land. If he ever murmured at his fate, it was as a citizen, and not as a candidate; as a victim of a wrong to the Republic, not to himself. He accumulated a large fortune in the prosecution of an honorable profession; but in his professional, as in his political, career, he was always accomplishing more for others than for himself. The acquisition of his own fortune was but incidental to the enrichment of a multitude.

"Had he been 'perfect,' he would, of course, have 'sold what he had, and given it to the poor.' He was not perfect. But few, however, have come much nearer to this divine standard than Mr. Tilden has done, in consecrating the greater part of the fruits of a laborious life to the welfare of his fellow creatures.

"Your verses encourage me to hope that death has lifted the veil which concealed from the world many of my friend's virtues, and much of his greatness.

"Respectfully and gratefully yours,
"JOHN BIGELOW."

INDEX

ABBOTT, JUDGE JOSIAH, prepares address of the minority of the
Electoral Commission, 537-38.

"Accountability of Corporations," extract from New York _Sun_,
708-11.

Ackert, Alfred T., 369.

Adams, Charles Francis, nominated for Vice-Presidency, 57_n_;
Minister to England during Civil War, 451_n_;
candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1876, 452-53;
letter to Tilden on loss of Presidency, 548-49.

Adams, Charles F., Jr., on Hayes-Tilden contest, 526-27.

Adams, Henry, seeks an account of the Tammany frauds for _North
American Review_, 288;
his _Life of Gallatin_, 629.

Agnew, John T., on Tilden's speech to Thirty-seventh Regiment of
New York, 460.

Albany _Evening Journal Almanac_, table of Presidential vote in
1876 in, 474.

Albertson, Joseph C., elected to the Assembly, 38.

Alexander, Dr. Archibald, 607.

Allen, Judge, releases Tweed from Blackwell's Island, 429.

Allen, S. P., Revenue Collector, 205.

Allen, Stephen, delegate to convention to revise Constitution of the
State of New York, 45-46.

Allen, W. F., favors nomination of Seymour, 231;
judge of the Court of Appeals, 231_n_.;
candidate for Governor, 333.

Alvord, Thomas G., 117-18.

Andrews, J. D., on Lincoln's cabinet, 162-64.

Anti-renters and their leases, John A. Dixon on, 209.

_Argus_, the Albany, 41, 42-44, 213, 225, 228, 334, 335.

Atlantic & Great Western Railroad, reorganization of, 258, 259, 261,
269, 297, 298, 300.

_Atlas_, the Albany, 41, 42-43, 44.

Babcock, General O. C., indicted, 499;
acquitted, 501.

Baldwin, C. S., elected director of Iron Cliff Mines, 193.

Bancroft, George, 700, 705, 707.

Barber, A. D., & Co., under suspicion, 293.

Barkley, Alexander, indicted, 417.

Barlow, Francis C., on Tweed Ring prosecutions, 342, 357;
choice of, for Corporation Counsel, 353;
recommended for appointment as sheriff, 468;
doubts Hayes's election, 486;
disturbed over _Sun_ article, 492.

Barlow, S. L. M., advice to Tilden, 149;
urges support of Lincoln, 197;
objects to Hendricks as Presidential candidate, 216;
favors Chase, 231-32.

Barnard, Judge, defence of, 297;
impeachment of, 307.

"Barnburners," Democratic party led by Silas Wright, xxx., 24, 54,
79, 88, 90, 97, 202.

Barnum, W. H., chairman National Democratic Committee, 512, 635.

Barrett, William C., influence of, 353.

Barto, Henry D., encouragement to Seymour, 244.

Bayard, Thomas F., on Custom House abuses, 290-91;
Presidential candidate, 433-34;
offered cabinet position, 662, 663, 666, 678.

Behn, J. Frederick, indicted, 417.

Belknap, Secretary, impeached, 501.

Belmont, August, suggests convention of centre States, 169;
subscription to election expenses of Seymour and Blair, 245;
on contemplated change of Democratic ticket, 250-51;
on Conover's telegram, 487;
disturbed over _Sun_ article, 492.

Bennett, James Gordon, Sr., founder of New York _Herald_, 217, 240,
241, 246.

Benson, Egbert, chairman Board of County Canvassers, 45.

Benton, Colonel, as Presidential candidate, 79, 112, 113.

Benton, Senator Thomas, of Missouri, 515.

Bigelow, John, executor and trustee of Tilden's estate, iii.;
to Tilden on letter in _Evening Post_, 137, 138;
on his struggle with the Tweed Ring, 349-50;
on his message, 361;
member of Tilden Canal Commission, 422, 426;
on Tilden's war record, 453-62;
analytical introduction in _Presidential Counts_, 528, 556;
on the proposed address of the minority of the Electoral
Commission of 1877, 537;
conversation with _World_ correspondent (1877), 556-60;
Secretary of State, 560;
on the possibility of Tilden's renomination in 1880, 579-82;
on Tilden's right to seize the Presidency, 591-94;
extract from diary of, 597-98;
biography of Tilden, 631_n_;
mentioned for Secretary of the Treasury, 670, 671, 676, 677;
to Whittier on Tilden's death, 731-32.

Bigler, Governor William, on Pierce's cabinet appointments, 95;
on possible candidate for Presidency, 216-17, 221, 223-24;
on Hayes-Tilden contest, 540-41.

Birdsall, Hon. A., 337.

Bissell, T. P., 257, 258.

Black, Chauncey F., 611-12.

Black, J. S., to Tilden on income-tax case, 617.

Blaine, James G., Presidential candidate, 431;
on action of Electoral Tribunal, 575.

Blair, Frank P. (Sr.), retirement of, from the _Washington Globe_,
101;
opposes Seward and Chase, 198;
to Tilden on son's nomination for Vice-President, 240-42, 243-44.

Blair, General Frank P., Jr., nominated to Vice-Presidency, 198,
233_n_;
advocated for Presidency, 232-33;
support of Bennett sought for, 240, 246;
change of ticket suggested, 250.

Blair, Montgomery, J. D. Andrews' opinion of, 163;
advocated brother for Presidency, 232-33;
to Tilden on Milwaukee speech, 244;
sought support of Bennett for Seymour and Blair, 246;
death of, 632.

Boise, Thomas, 353.

Boller, Conrad, under suspicion, 293.

Bowdish, John, 109.

Boyce, Gerardus, elected to the Assembly, 38.

Bradley, Judge Joseph P., explains action on the Electoral
Commission, 568-69;
the _Sun_ calls for impeachment of, 569.

Breckinridge, General W. C. C., delegate to Democratic National
Convention, 600.

Brinkerhoff, Jacob, 306.

Bronson, Judge, Collector of the Port of New York, 106-08.

Brown, Hon. Charles P., Tilden to, declining nomination to the
Assembly, 37.

Bryant, W. C., to Tilden, 105, 306;
contract with Henderson, 378;
declines being named as Tilden elector, 445, 451;
part owner _Evening Post_, _ibid_.

Burwell, Dudley, to Tilden on Erie Canal bill, 76-77;
fear of war, 151-55;
favors a national constitutional convention, 153.

Butler, Benjamin F., Attorney-General under Van Buren, 124.

Butler, William Allen, congratulates Tilden on Presidential
nomination, 437.

Butterfield, General Daniel, and the Grant testimonial, 199.

Butts, Isaac, on Tilden's nomination for Presidency, 332.

Cagger, Peter, Tilden's tribute to, 252-53.

Campbell, Malcolm, editor of _Frank Leslie's_, 359.

Campbell, Mr., candidate for cabinet position, 95.

Campbell, William, to Tilden on canal message, 363-64.

"Canal Ring" the, xiii., 333, 334, 361, 362, 364, 367, 405, 429,
502.

Cardozo, Albert, Tilden to, on discrimination against Russell
Sage, 255-56.

Carter, James Coolidge, an "Appreciation"
of Mr. Tilden by, ix., xi.-xxxii.;
on Field's tinkering with the law, 726-27.

Cass, George W., Tilden to, on Erie Railroad retainer, 267-69,
297-301;
to Tilden on retainer, 301-03;
President Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroad, 301.

Cass, General Lewis, vi., 59, 61, 62, 63, 88.

Casserly, Eugene, 310.

Cassidy, Mrs., financial advice from Tilden to, 316-17.

Cassidy, William, notified Tilden of his nomination for
Attorney-General, 117-18;
Tilden to, 125, 272-73;
seeks advice on establishment of New York daily, 135-37;
Dudley Burwell to, 154;
on Drew-Vanderbilt controversy, 225
on notice of Tilden's wedding, 289-90.

Caton, Hon. J. D., chief-justice, 460.

Chandler, William E., plan to defeat popular choice for President,
474-81.

Chandler, Zachariah, chairman National Republican Committee, 477,
480, 481.

Chase, Franklin, United States Consul at Tampico, 68_n_.

Chase, Mrs. Franklin, 68-76.

Chase, Salmon P., to John Van Buren, 50-53;
Andrews' opinion of, 163-64;
Presidential candidate, 227, 228, 229, 232;
Lincoln's feeling towards, 233.

Church, Sandford E., plan of campaign, 204, 205, 208;
urges appointment of William C. Rowley for Collector, 205;
opposes Chase, 229;
favors Hendricks, _ibid._;
suggests being appointed receiver for Erie Railroad, 252;
"would like to make some money," 256, 257;
Tilden opposes as candidate for Chief Judge, 263-64;
candidate for Governor, 334, 336;
with Canal Ring, 367;
member Albany Conference, 428-29.

Clancy, John, 131.

Clark, Lewis Gaylord, editor _Spirit of the Times_, 12_n_.

Clarke's, Mrs. Charlotte M., _The Theft of an Empire_, 624.

Clay, Cassius M., at Cincinnati convention, 600-01.

Cleveland, Grover, nominated for President, 652;
selection of cabinet, 661-62;
invited to Greystone, 665;
on the coinage of silver dollars, 671.

Cleveland & Pittsburg Railroad Company, 267, 268, 269, 298, 299,
301, 302.

Clinton, G. W., on canal message, 364.

Coles, Governor Edward, restores to his slaves their liberty, 55.

Colfax, Schuyler, nominated for Vice-President, 233_n_.

Comstock, Judge, 309, 361.

Comstock, Lucius S., 293.

Conely, William S., delegate to convention to revise Constitution of
the State of New York, 45, 46.

Conkling, Frederick A., speech of, O'Conor on, 286-87.

Conkling, Senator, 491-92; 511-13.

Conner, James, 46.

Connolly, Richard B., arrest of, 270;
Havemeyer's advice to, 278-80;
appoints A. H. Green deputy comptroller, 280;
under suspicion, 293;
gratitude to Tilden, 305;
desires to settle civil claims, 330.

Connolly, Mrs. R. B., under suspicion, 293.

Connor, William C., sheriff of New York City, 464;
allows Tweed to escape, 467;
removal of, suggested, 467-68.

Conover, S. B., Chandler's telegram to, 478.

Conscription act, the, 176, 177, 179, 183, 184.

Cook, Theodore, on Seymour as Presidential candidate in 1880,
594-95.

Cooley, J. E., congratulates Tilden on his administration, 388;
on Greeley's nomination, 389;
on financial affairs, 389-91.

Cooper, Peter W., appeals to Tilden, 197;
on Tilden's canal message, 365.

Copeland, C. C., 639.

Corbin, Mr., interview with John Bigelow, 515-17.

Cornell, Benjamin F., delegate to convention to revise Constitution
of the State of New York, 45, 46.

Corson, Cornelius, 293.

Cottman, Thomas, on dissensions of the New York Democracy, 398-99;
on the Louisiana vote, 543.

Courtney, Samuel G., on Connolly's arrest, 270-71.

Cowen, P. H., advice to Tilden, 338-39.

Cox, Jacob D., 306.

Cox, S. S., 328.

Craighill, Colonel William P., desires a tribunal to decide
Presidency, 495-96.

Crapo, Samuel A., recommends Tilden as Attorney to the Corporation,
13.

Croswell, Edwin, conducts Albany _Argus_, 41, 102.

Curtis, George T., opinion on city ordinance, 175;
opinion on Conscription act, 176;
opinion on Fourteenth Amendment, 253;
defence of Judge Blanchard, 297;
on resumption of specie payments, 439-40.

_Daily Advertiser_, the Newark, Judge Bradley's letter in, 568-69;
explanation of Judge Bradley's conduct as member of Electoral
Commission, 570.

_Daily News_, New York, establishment of, 17, 19, 20, 46.

Daly, Charles P., judge of the Court of Common Pleas, 195;
President New York Geographical Society, _ibid._;
Tilden to, 196.

Dana, Charles A., thanks Tilden for box of Steinberger Cabinet, 623;
projects a political history, 656-57;
questions Tilden on canal enlargements, 694.

Davidson, J. McB., under suspicion, 293.

Davis, J. C. Bancroft, 300.

Davis, Thaddeus C., member Board of Canal Appraisers, indicted, 416.

Denison, Belden & Co., proceedings against, 416.

Develin, John E., elected to the Assembly, 38.

Deveraux, John C., 344.

Devlin, Charles, Tweed's bail, 402.

Dexter, Franklin B., 384.

Dickinson, Mahlon, candidate for President Pierce's cabinet, 83, 84,
90.

Diven, Judge, of Elmira, 297.

Dix, John A., to Tilden, 36, 37, 39, 49;
chief magistrate, 80;
candidate for President Pierce's cabinet, 83, 84, 87, 88, 89, 90,
91, 98, 100;
proclamation to the people of Accomac, 164-65;
would not relinquish position in the field, 167-68;
appointed Minister to France, 207, 227;
on anti-renters, 209;
on the Presidential platform, 225-27;
urges investigation of city affairs, 275-76;
charges Tilden with disloyalty during Civil War, 453-54.

Dodge, Hon. William E., 370.

Donohue, Charles, fidelity to Tweed principles, 402.

Dows, David, on canal message, 362, 618.

Dry-Goods party, the, meeting of, 133.

Durant, Thomas C., subscription to election expenses of Seymour and
Blair, 245.

Eames, C., 191, 192.

Eddy, Lathrop, recommends Tilden as Attorney to the Corporation, 13.

Edmonds, John W., appointed justice of the Supreme Court, 14;
fee for work on new charter, 290.

Eldridge, Mr., President Erie Railroad, 300.

Electoral Commission, the, of 1876, 511, 514, 515, 516, 528, 537,
544, 554, 567, 568, 575.

Electoral vote, in 1860, 141;
in 1876, 474;
certificate of, 496-97.

Electors of President and Vice-President in 1876, 497.

Ely, Hon. Smith, 514.

Erie Canal bill, the, 76, 77.

Erie Canal commission, appointed, 405;
report of, 407-26;
members of, 426, 442.

Erie Canal frauds, 357, 361-65, 370-72, 404, 407-26.

Erie Railroad, the, famous litigation of, 252, 288, 300.

Evarts, William M., letters of introduction, 319.

_Evening Post_, the, offer to publish Tilden's unfinished speech,
132;
extracts from, 132-35;
reply to the Tilden letter, 140-41.

Everett, Edward, on Tilden's letter to the _Evening Post_, 139.

Ewing, Mr., Secretary of the Treasury under President Tyler, 7.

Fay, Joseph S., 185, 188, 189, 190.

Field, David Dudley, recommends Tilden as Attorney to the
Corporation, 13;
Tweed's counsel, 355, 402;
tinkering with the Law of Evidence, 726-27.

Field, Stephen, J., on the proposed address of the minority of the
Electoral Commission, 538-39;
on Judge Bradley's letter explaining his action on Electoral
Commission, 567-68.

Fillmore, Millard, becomes acting-President, 77.

Fiscal Bank, bill for the incorporation of, 7.

Fish, Hamilton, congratulations to Tilden on his election, 287;
Tilden's reply to, 291;
application to, for the arrest of Tweed, 464-65;
on Tweed's arrest, 468-70.

Fish, Henry L., on Canal Ring, 367.

Fish, James, Jr., 300.

Fithian, Joel A., under suspicion, 293.

Flagg, Azariah C., Tilden's defence of, xv., xviii.;
comptroller, 259-60;
death, 325;
Mayor Havemeyer's message on, 325-26.

Fleet, Joshua, elected to the Assembly, 38.

Floyd, John G., 50.

Foote, C. K., approves Tilden's rebel claims letter, 472.

Ford, Patrick, to Tilden on Charles O'Conor's death, 643.

_Forney-caterer_, the, prospectus of, 102-104.

Foster, Charles, Secretary of the Treasury, 535-36.

Fowler, Isaac, postmaster of New York City, 99.

Fowler, William Chauncey, biography, 170;
on the Kent letter, 171.

Freeman's Bureau, 219.

Free-soil party, development of, vi.

Fuller, Chief-Justice M. W., on Tilden as Presidential candidate
in 1884, 635-38.

Fuller, Melville, 639.

Ganson, Hon. John, urged to be candidate for Chief Judge, 266-67;
counsel for Erie Railroad, 297;
candidate for Governor, 333-34.

Garfield, President, resolutions drawn by Tilden on death of, 619.

Gaston, William A., candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 452.

Gerard, James W., 134.

Gibson, A. M., a political crime, the history of a great fraud,
681-82;
_Political History of the United States_, 683.

Giles, John S., claim to office of Comptroller, xv.-xviii.

Gillett, R. H., on the Kent letter, 169;
biographer of Silas Wright, 170_n_.

Godfrey, William F., 31, 32.

Godwin, Parke, on Statue of Liberty Committee, 625, 626, 629.

Gorham, George C., Chandler's telegram to, 478.

Goudy, W. C., member National Democratic Committee, 638.

Gould, Jacob S., on Tilden's nomination for Governor, 332.

Gould, Jay, quoted, xxvi.;
letter to Tilden on retainer for Erie Railroad, 258, 261, 297.

Gowan, Franklin B., 720, 722.

Grant, U. S., testimonial to, 199;
list of subscribers to, 200, 201;
nominated for Presidency, 233_n_;
third-term talk, 431;
not pleased with Hayes as successor, 517;
and the finding of the Electoral Commission, 553.

Greeley, Horace, Tilden's article on, in _Evening Post_, 58-63;
nomination of, 306-07, 311.

Green, Andrew H., suggested as deputy comptroller, 279;
appointed, 280;
nomination of, for Comptroller impossible, 350;
removal of, desired, 351, 358-60.

Greystone, estimated cost of, 578-79.

Grove, D. C., editor of the _Observer_, 222.

Grover, Mr., suggested as successor to Judge Bronson as Collector of
the Port, 106, 122.

Guion, Clement, manager of the _Morning News_, 46.

Haight, Governor, of California, 244.

Hall, A. Oakey, Mayor, 279;
under suspicion, 293;
appeal to Tilden, 295-96.

Hamilton, Alexander, Jr., leased office to Tilden, 63, 64.

Hammond, John D., quoted, 363.

Hampton, General Wade, 600.

Hancock, General Winfield S., mentioned as Presidential candidate,
221, 227, 228, 234-36;
declines invitation to speak for Seymour, 247-50;
solution of Presidential contest, 507-08;
nominated for Presidency, 600, 603;
sends copy of acceptance letter to Tilden, 603.

Hand, John, relief of, 415, 416, 417.

Hand, Samuel, declines appointment as judge of the Supreme Court,
354;
declines nomination for Governor, 463.

"Hardshells," Democratic party led by William L. Marcy, 24.

Harper, Mr., election of, for Mayor, 15.

Harrison, Hon. Benjamin, 535, 536.

Harrisse, Henry, 377.

Havemeyer, William F., Mayor of New York City, 26;
mentioned for Collectorship, 28;
vote for, in 1859, 127;
blamed for arrest of R. B. Connolly, 270;
advice to Connolly, 278-80;
suggests A. H. Green as deputy comptroller, 279-80;
message announcing death of Azariah Flagg, 325-26;
asks Tilden to prepare address to accompany testimonial to
Greeley, 328-29.

Havens, Charles G., recommends Tilden as Attorney to the
Corporation, 13.

Hawks, S. Scoville, recommends Tilden as Attorney to the
Corporation, 13.

Hawley, Joseph R., report on coast defences, 725.

Hawley, William S., advocates the nomination of Chase, 227-28.

Hayes, Rutherford B., Presidential candidate, 431;
contest for Presidency, 484, 521, 526;
and the overthrow of Packard, 535;
awarded the Presidency, 545;
campaign of defamation against Tilden 582-83;
the New York _Herald_ on administration of, 614-15.

Hayes-Tilden contest, 484, 521, 526.

Hazen, N. W., on Electoral Commission, 543-44.

Hendricks, Thomas A., Presidential candidate, 216, 221, 229;
declared Vice-President-elect by House of Representatives, 517.

Henry, Thomas, pardon of, 30.

_Herald_, New York, on Hayes's administration, 614-15.

Hewitt, Abram S., urges Green's retirement, 351;
on Davis canal bill, 351-52;
intercourse with War Department, 461;
on Civil Service, 442-43;
and specie payments, 443-44;
speech at Chickering Hall in 1891, 481;
controversy with Watterson, 482;
motives in supporting Electoral Tribunal, 549-53.

Hill, D. B., seeks nomination for Lieutenant-Governor, 625;
Tilden to, on Broadway Railroad bill, 684-85.

Hill, Frederick Trevor, article on Hayes-Tilden contest, 484.

Hillard, G. S., on Tilden's letter on "The Union," 140;
opinion of Seward, _ibid._

Hoadley, Hon. George, on Mrs. Sprague and the Electoral Commission,
511-13;
desires to be Attorney-General, 660.

Hoar, Senator George F., arraignment of Grant's administration,
501-03.

Hodge, Dr. Charles, 606.

Hogebrom, Henry, proposes business connection with Tilden, 172-73;
Tilden's reply to, 180-83.

Hoguet, Henry, 345.

Hooker, Major-General, congratulates Tilden on Presidential
nomination, 436.

Hughes, F. W., on the Conscription act, 176.

Hughes, Hon. Charles, falsely announced as Tilden's principal
groomsman, 290.

Hunt, John H., delegate to convention to revise Constitution of the
State of New York, 45, 46.

Hunt, Louise Livingston, to Tilden on Presidential contest, 527-28.

"Hunkers," name of Democratic party led by William L. Marcy, 24, 49,
78, 79, 81, 88, 97.

Hunter, Mr., 142, 146.

Hunter, W., Acting-Secretary of State, concerning Tweed's arrest,
466.

Husted, Mr., leader in Assembly, 714.

Hutchins, Stilson, on Hayes's usurpation of office, 616.

Ingersoll, J. H., under suspicion, 293;
pardoned, 375;
gives information, 376-77.

Iron Cliff Mines, 193-95.

Jackson, President Andrew, 96.

Jerome, Laurence, 241.

Johnson, Reverdy, seeks aid for _National Intelligencer_, 185;
opinion on Fourteenth Amendment, 253.

Jones, David R. Floyd, delegate to convention to revise Constitution
of the State of New York, 45, 46.

Jordan, C. N., mission to Washington, 665, 680, 714, 718, 719.

Kane, C. V. S., recommends Tilden as Attorney to the Corporation,
13.

Kansas Organic act, the, 120.

Kelly, James, 197.

Kelly, John, leader of Tammany Society, xiii.;
Tilden to, on resignation as chairman of the Democratic State
Committee, 324;
Tilden to, on appointments and removals, 343-46;
on McLaughlin's appointment, 346-47, 368-69;
his associates, 399;
downfall, 607.

Kelly, John, sectional superintendent Erie Canal, indicted, 417.

Kemble, Mr., 125.

Kennedy, J. C. G., appeal for help for the _National Intelligencer_,
177-79.

Kennedy, John A., delegate to convention to revise Constitution of
the State of New York, 45, 46.

Kennedy, Patrick, testimony of, 542_n_.

Kent, Judge William, Tilden's letter to, in 1860, xxxi., 148, 149,
169, 171, 172.

Kent, Mr., 190, 191.

Kernan, Francis, suggestions for State convention, 222, 223;
Tilden to, on Seymour's nomination, 239-40;
why nominated for Governor, 311-15;
on Tilden as candidate for Governor, 336;
steps to reconcile Democratic party, 398;
congratulates Tilden on supposed election to the Presidency, 486;
disappointment at decision of Electoral Commission, 553-54.

Ketchum, Hiram, appeal for help for _National Intelligencer_, 185.

Kirkland, Charles P., 197.

Knox & Morgan, Tilden to, 122-23.

Lamar, Judge Lucius Q. C., 536-37.

Lamont, Daniel S., private secretary to Cleveland, 669, 689.

Lanier, Mr. J. F. D., 606.

Langley, H. G., joint proprietor in _Morning News_, 46.

Latham, R. W., suggests having reporters controlled for Seymour and
Blair, 240.

Law, George, 102.

Lee, Thomas R., recommends Tilden as Attorney to the Corporation,
13.

Letters:
Adams, Charles Francis, to John Bigelow, 452;
to Tilden, 526, 548.
Adams, Henry, to Tilden, 288, 629.
Allen, W. F., to Tilden, 231.
Alvord, Thomas G., to Tilden, 116.
Andrews, J. D., to Tilden, 162.
Anonymous, to Tilden, 366.
Bancroft, George, to Tilden, 700, 707.
Barlow, Francis C., to Tilden, 353;
to John Bigelow, 485.
Barlow, Samuel L. M., to Tilden, 149, 197, 216, 231.
Bayard, T. F., to Tilden, 290.
Belmont, August, to Tilden, 169, 487, 492.
Bigelow, John, to Tilden, 137, 349, 361, 630;
to an inquirer, 453;
to Hon. Smith Ely, 514;
to Stephen J. Field, 537;
to Hon. William H. Peck, 579;
to G. Pitman Smith, 591;
to John G. Whittier, 731.
Bigler, Governor William, to Tilden, 216, 221, 223, 540.
Black, J. S., to Tilden, 617.
Blair, Frank P., to Tilden, 198, 240, 243.
Blair, Mary E., to Tilden, 632.
Blair, Montgomery, to Tilden, 232, 245.
Bradley, Justice, to Newark _Daily News_, 568.
Breckenridge, W. C. P., to G. W. Morgan, 524.
Brinkerhoff, Jacob, to Tilden, 305.
Bryant, Julia, to Tilden, 446.
Bryant, Mrs. William Cullen, to Tilden, 605.
Bryant, William Cullen, to Tilden, 105, 305, 378;
to John Bigelow, 466.
Burwell, Dudley, to Tilden, 76;
to William Cassidy, 152, 154.
Butler, William Allen, to Tilden, 437, 577, 633.
Butterfield, General Daniel, to Tilden, 199.
Cass, George W., to Tilden, 301.
Cassidy, William, to Tilden, 116, 135, 213, 225, 289.
Campbell, Malcom, to Tilden, 359.
Campbell, William, to Tilden, 363.
Carter, James C., to Tilden, 726.
Chase, S. P., to John Van Buren, 50.
Church, Sandford E., to Tilden, 205, 207, 228, 240, 251, 256, 257,
264, 274.
Clay, Cassius M., to Tilden, 600.
Cleveland, Grover, to S. J. Randall, 671.
Clinton, G. W., to Tilden, 364.
Coles, Governor Edward, to M. Van Buren, 55.
Connolly, Richard B., to A. H. Green, 280;
to Tilden, 305.
Connor, William C., to Tilden, 464.
Cook, Theodore, to Tilden, 594.
Cooley, J. E., to Tilden, 388.
Cooper, Peter W., to Tilden, 197, 365.
Cottman, Thomas, to Tilden, 398, 542.
Courtney, Samuel G., to Tilden, 270.
Cowen, P. H., to Tilden, 338.
Cox, Jacob D., to Tilden, 305.
Cox, S. S., to Tilden, 574.
Craighill, William P., to General George W. Morgan, 495.
Crocker, Frank, to Tilden, 498.
Crosswell, E., to Tilden, 41.
Curtis, George Ticknor, to Tilden, 175, 176, 439.
Dana, Charles A., to Tilden, 505, 623, 656, 694.
Dexter, Franklin B., to Tilden, 384.
Dix, John A., to Tilden, 36, 39, 49, 164, 167, 225, 275.
Dows, David, to Charles Stebbins, 362;
to Tilden, 618.
Eames, C., to Tilden, 191.
Edmonds, J. W., to Tilden, 290.
Eggleston, George Cary, to Tilden, 623.
Evarts, W. M., to Tilden, 319.
_Evening Post_, the, to Tilden, 140.
Everett, Edward, to Tilden, 139.
Field, Stephen J., to Bigelow, 538, 567.
Fish, Hamilton, to Tilden, 287, 468.
Fish, Henry L., to Tilden, 367.
Foot, C. K., to Tilden, 472.
Ford, Patrick, to Tilden, 643.
Fowler, William C., to Tilden, 171.
Fuller, M. W., to W. H. Barnum, 635.
Gibson, A. M., to Charles A. Dana, 505;
to Tilden, 681.
Gillett, R. H., to Tilden, 169.
Godwin, Parke, to John Bigelow, 451;
to Tilden, 625, 626.
Gould, Jacob S., to H. A. Tilden, 332.
Gould, Jay, to Tilden, 258, 261.
Gowan, Franklin B., to Tilden, 720.
Grant, U. S., to General Daniel Butterfield, 201.
Guion, Clement, to Tilden, 46.
Hall, A. Oakley, to Tilden, 295.
Hancock, Winfield S., to Tilden, 249, 603;
to General Sherman, 506.
Hand, Samuel, to Tilden, 354, 463.
Havemeyer, W. F., to R. B. Connolly, 278;
to A. H. Green, 280;
to Tilden, 328.
Hawley, William S., to Tilden, 227.
Hill, Benjamin, to Tilden, 595.
Hill, David B., to Tilden, 625.
Hazen, N. W., to Tilden, 543.
Hewitt, Abram S., to Tilden, 350, 442, 443;
to National Democratic Committee, 549.
Hillard, G. S., to Tilden, 140.
Hoadley, Hon. George, to _Evening Post_, 511;
to Tilden, 659, 661.
Hogeboom, H., to Tilden, 172.
Hooker, Major-General J., to Tilden, 436.
Hughes, F. W., to Tilden, 176.
Hunt, Louise Livingston, to Tilden, 447, 527, 554.
Hunter, W., to Tilden, 466.
Hutchins, Stilson, to Tilden, 616.
Johnson, Andrew, to Tilden, 211.
Jordan, C. N., to Tilden, 714, 719.
Kelly, James, to Tilden, 197.
Kelly, John, to Tilden, 346, 368, 374.
Kennedy, J. C. G., to Mr. Pond, 177.
Kernan, Francis, to Tilden, 222, 336, 486, 553.
Ketchum, Hiram, to Tilden, 185.
Kirkland, Charles P., to Tilden, 197.
Lamont, Daniel S., to Tilden, 657, 669;
to Daniel Manning, 689.
Latham, R. W., to Tilden, 240.
Lawrence, W. B., to Tilden, 555.
Loomis, Arphaxed, to Tilden, 229, 355, 575.
McClellan, George B., to Tilden, 547.
McClernand, John A., to Tilden, 545, 590, 644, 645.
McCoppin, Frank, to Tilden, 687.
McCormick, Cyrus H., to Tilden, 440, 638.
McCulloch, Hugh, to Tilden, 205, 206.
McGill, Alexander T., to Tilden, 606.
McKnight, D. A., to Tilden, 702.
McLane, Robert M., to Tilden, 663.
McLean, Washington, to Tilden, 669.
Magone, D., to Tilden, 333;
to Daniel Manning, 641.
Manning, Daniel, to Tilden, 382, 666, 678, 690, 692, 693, 704,
711, 724, 727, 728, 729;
to George W. Smith, 688, 689, 694.
Manning, Margaretta F., to Tilden, 713.
Marcy, W. L., to Tilden, 80, 101, 110, 121.
Martin, W. R., to Tilden, 615.
Mason, Charles, to Tilden, 503.
Mason, Senator J. M., to Tilden, 139.
Merrick, R. J., to Tilden, 596, 667.
Miller, George L., to Tilden, 589.
Miller, John B., to Tilden, 116.
Minturn, Robert B., to Tilden, 437.
Morgan, George W., to Tilden, 490, 496, 524;
to Hon. W. C. P. Breckenridge, 525.
Morgan, John T., to Montgomery Blair, 432.
Newell, G. W., to Tilden, 155.
Niles, John M., to Elam Tilden, 6.
Niles, W. W., to Tilden, 364.
O'Conor, Charles, to Tilden, 217, 253, 281, 282, 286, 291, 294,
341, 347, 352, 355, 358, 366, 373, 376, 378, 381, 384, 387,
395, 402, 403, 466, 584, 585.
Orr, A. E., to Tilden, 546.
O'Sullivan, J. L., to Tilden, 157, 160.
Ottendorfer, Oswald, to Tilden, 305.
Parks, Marshall, to Tilden, 703.
Peckham, Wheeler H., to Tilden, 329, 356, 373, 377, 379, 402.
Pelton, W. T., to John Bigelow, 445.
Phelps, Royal, to Tilden, 287.
Pierrepont, Edward, to Tilden, 487.
Pillow, Gid. J., to Tilden, 489.
Pope, H. A., to Tilden, 521.
Potter, Clarkson N., to Tilden, 216, 436.
Potter, Howard, to Tilden, 547.
Preston, General William, to Tilden, 572.
Price, Bonamy, to Tilden, 398.
Prince, F. O., to Tilden, 451.
Purcell, William, to Tilden, 285, 342.
Quackenbos, George W., to Tilden, 487.
Randall, Samuel J., to Tilden, 658, 662, 671, 680.
Reed, William B., to Tilden, 179.
Reid, Whitelaw, to John Bigelow, 439;
to Tilden, 572.
Rice, R. D., to Tilden, 471.
Root, R. C., to Tilden, 218.
Rush, Benjamin, to Tilden, 488.
Schurz, Carl, to Tilden, 305.
Scott, General Winfield, to Wm. H. Seward, 156.
Scott, W. P., to Tilden, 633.
Scribner, G. Hilton, to Tilden, 372.
Sempler, Henry C., to Tilden, 640.
Seymour, Horatio, to Tilden, 110, 168, 183, 214, 224, 242, 244,
247, 248, 274, 283, 311, 335, 337, 341, 357, 387, 470, 699,
700.
Sherman, John, to Tilden, 254.
Shuey, Theodore F., to Tilden, 669.
Sibley, Hiram, to Tilden, 706.
Silliman, A. E., to Tilden, 399.
Smith, C. B., to Tilden, 470.
Smith, George W., to W. A. Wilkins, 614;
to Daniel Manning, 689, 695;
to General Barlow, 719.
Smith, W. E., to Tilden, 714, 719.
Spriggs, J. Thomas, to Tilden, 491.
Starbuck, James F., to Tilden, 609.
Stetson, Francis Lynde, to Tilden, 288.
Sullivan, Algernon S., to Tilden, 362.
Taintor, H. F., to Tilden, 292.
Taylor, John J., to Tilden, 306.
Thompson, John C., to Tilden, 608.
Thurman, A. G., to Tilden, 311.
Thurston, George A., to Tilden, 171.
Tilden, Elam, to Hon. Robert R. Livingston, 1.
Tilden, Henry A., to Tilden, 601.
Tilden, Mary, to Tilden, 626.
Tilden, S. J., Jr., to Tilden, 695.
Tilden, S. J., to Elam Tilden, 2;
to his sister Henrietta, 5;
to Nelson J. Waterbury, 8;
to his brother, 14, 327;
to R. L. Shieffelen, 16;
to William H. Havemeyer, 26;
to J. L. O'Sullivan, 33;
to Charles P. Brown, 37;
to Hon. A. P. Tallmage, 39;
to E. Croswell, 42;
to S. P. Chase, 54;
to Mrs. Franklin Chase, 68, 72;
to Franklin Pierce, 95;
to W. L. Marcy, 106;
to Dean Richmond, 117;
to Notification Committee, 117;
to Messrs. Knox & Morgan, 122;
to George Weir, 123;
to W. Cassidy, 125, 272;
to Martin Van Buren, 126, 130;
to W. H. Swayne, 129, 141;
to John Clancy, 131;
to editors of the _Evening Post_, 132;
to John Bigelow, 138, 612, 631, 686;
to W. B. Ogden, 147;
to Townsend Ward, 149;
to Wyndham Robertson, 150;
to J. J. Taylor, 172;
to Henry Hogeboom, 180;
to Joseph S. Fay, 185, 189;
to Mr. Kent, 190;
to S. C. Baldwin, 193;
to Charles P. Daly, 196;
to Hugh McCulloch, 203, 665, 672;
to R. C. Root, 219;
to Tammany Society, 236;
to Francis Kernan, 239;
to Committee of Albany Bar, 252;
to Richard Vaux, 254;
to Albert Cardozo, 255;
to T. P. Bissell, 257;
to Jay Gould, 258;
to State Committee, 262;
to S. E. Church, 263;
to John R. Reid, 265;
to John Ganson, 265;
to George W. Cass, 267, 296;
to William Purcell, 275, 342, 620;
circular letter as chairman of the Democratic State Committee,
276;
to Hamilton Fish, 291, 464;
to Charles O'Conor, 294, 585;
to Logan Railey, 303;
to Mahlon Sands, 304;
address to Bar Association, 307;
to Eugene Casserly, 310;
to Mrs. Cassidy, 316;
to N. W. Parker, 318;
to John Kelly, 324, 343;
to Miss Morse and Miss Daly, 329;
to Hon. A. Birdsall, 337;
to Francis S. Thayer, 383;
to William H. Wickham, 386;
to S. S. Cox, 441;
to Miss Hunt, 446;
to Wade Hampton, 541;
to Hon. Charles Carey, 573;
to the Directors of the Louisville Industrial Exposition, 575;
to George W. Clinton, 586;
to John Gill, Jr., 587;
to John A. McClernand, 594;
to Mrs. William Cullen Bryant, 604;
to Young Men's Democratic Club, 606;
to Montgomery Blair, 608;
to Chauncey F. Blair, 611;
to Stilson Hutchins, 616;
to David Dows, 618;
to George Bancroft, 618, 701, 705;
to George W. Smith, 621;
to Mrs. Lowell, 627, 628;
to Charles A. Dana, 628, 656;
to Parke Godwin, 629;
to Mrs. Mary Tilden, 631;
to Mrs. Mary E. Blair, 632;
to William Allen Butler, 635;
to Daniel Manning, 648, 680, 686, 704, 713, 725, 728, 730;
to Special Committee of the Democratic National Convention, 652;
to J. P. Townsend and others, 658;
to George Hoadley, 660;
to Mr. Gross, 664;
to Grover Cleveland, 665, 701, 712;
to Smith M. Weed, 675;
to David B. Hill, 684, 714, 721, 724;
to John F. Seymour, 707;
to Hiram Sibley, 708;
to C. N. Jordan, 718;
to F. B. Gowen, 722;
to Mayor Grace, 723;
to Joseph R. Hawley, 725.
Tremain, Alva H., to Tilden, 334.
Trumbull, Lyman, to Tilden, 642.
Tylden, Harriet F., to Tilden, 370, 621.
Van Buren, John D., to Edwin Croswell, 44;
to Isaac Fowler, 99;
to Tilden, 184, 192, 202, 203, 212.
Van Buren, Martin, to Tilden, 12, 57, 76, 81, 114, 124, 125;
to Moses Tilden, 19, 159.
Van Rensselaer, Thomas, to M. Van Buren, 57.
Waddell, William Coventry, to Tilden, 4.
Walker, L. P., to Tilden, 465.
Walker, L. W., to Tilden, 472.
Walker, R. J., to Tilden, 233.
Wallace, William A., to Tilden, 215, 488.
Ward, Samuel, to Tilden, 495.
Ward, Townsend, to Tilden, 148.
Waterbury, Nelson J., to Tilden, 28, 46, 462.
Webster, Sidney, to Tilden, 449.
Weed, Smith M., to Tilden, 599, 657, 666, 678.
Welles, Gideon, to Tilden, 78.
Wells, D. A., to Tilden, 305.
Wells, David D., to Tilden, 391, 395, 403.
Whitney, General J. S., to Tilden, 192.
Wilcox, A. M., to G. W. Smith, 539.
Wright, Silas, to the United States Marshal, 4;
to Elam Tilden, 9, 10, 12;
to S. J. Tilden, 15, 20, 22, 30.
Youmans, E. B., to Tilden, 722.

Lincoln, Abraham, elected to Presidency, v.;
war feared as result of election of, 150-55;
declaration of war, 158;
J. D. Andrews' opinion of cabinet of, 162-64.

Livingston, John R., Jr., recommends Tilden as Attorney to the
Corporation, 13.

Livingston, Robert R., appointed Minister to France, 1.

Loomis, Arphaxed, advocates the nomination of Seymour, 229-30;
associated with David D. Field, 230_n_;
on decision of electoral tribunal, 575.

Lord, George D., under indictment, 415-16.

Louisiana lottery, the, 535-36.

Louisiana, vote of, sold for money, 482;
investigation of, by Potter Committee, 483.

Ludlow, Robert H., elected to the Assembly, 38.

McClellan, George B., disappointment at finding of Electoral
Commission, 547-48.

McClernand, John A., on award of Electoral Commission, 545;
urges Tilden for renomination in 1880, 590;
in 1884, 644.

McCloskey, Archbishop, 344.

McCoppin, Frank, 687-88.

McCormick, Cyrus H., subscription to election expenses of Seymour
and Blair, 245;
urges Tilden as Presidential candidate in 1884, 638-39.

McCulloch, Hugh, Secretary of the Treasury, 203, 205, 206, 665, 672;
on removals, 206, 207.

McCullough, J. N., president of Cleveland and Pittsburg Railroad,
298, 302.

McDonald, Senator, of Indiana, 638.

McEwen, John, opposed to Tilden's nomination for Governor, 334-35.

McGill, Professor Alexander T., 606-07.

McHenry, James, promoter of the Atlantic & Great Western Railroad,
259, 262, 300.

McKeon, John, 342.

McKnight, D. A., resignation requested, 701;
gratitude to Tilden, 702.

McLane, Robert M., on the findings of the Electoral Commission,
545-46.

McLaughlin, J. Fairfax, Kelly on appointment of, 346-47, 368-69.

McLean, C., recommends Tilden as Attorney to the Corporation, 13.

McLean, Judge, mentioned as candidate for Vice-Presidency, 50, 51;
for Presidency, 51, 52.

McLean, Washington, endorses Governor Robert McLane for cabinet
position, 670-71.

McMullen, Mrs. L. G., city property given to, by Tweed, 366.

McMurray, William, recommends Tilden as Attorney to the Corporation,
13.

Magee, George I., subscription to election expenses of Seymour and
Blair, 245.

Magone, D., on Tilden's nomination for Governor, 333-34;
member Erie Canal Commission, 422, 426;
on Tilden as Presidential candidate in 1884, 641.

Mann, George S., delegate to convention to revise Constitution of
the State of New York, 45, 46.

Manning, Daniel, approves arguments on canal appropriation bills,
382;
Secretary of the Treasury, 668, 675-78;
on Mr. Noyes's appointment, 689-90;
apoplectic attack, 692;
bursts a blood-vessel, 713-14;
state of health, 719, 722, 728;
Tilden on resignation of, 725-26.

Manning Club, the, 690-92.

Marble, Mr., _exposé_ in Albany _Argus_, 575.

Marcy, William L., leader of Democratic party in New York State, 24;
desire to be candidate for Presidency, 80, 86;
Secretary of State, 80;
candidate for Pierce's cabinet, 83, 84, 87;
on appointments, 101;
on the removal of Judge Bronson, 110, 121, 122.

Martin, W. R., on Tilden's biography, 615-16.

Mason, Charles, offers suggestions on Presidential contest, 503-05.

Mason, Senator J. M., on Tilden's "The Union" letter, 139.

Mather, John C., 103.

Mattocks, Mr., 638.

Merrick, R. T., on Cleveland's cabinet appointments, 667-68.

Meserole, B. J., chairman of the Board of County Canvassers, 38.

Miller, A. G., under suspicion, 293.

Miller, George S., under suspicion, 293.

Miller, Henry G., 638.

Miller, John B., on Notification Committee, 117, 118.

Minturn, Robert B., congratulates Tilden on Presidential nomination,
437-38.

Missouri Compromise, 112, 120, 454.

Mitchee, General W. G., 603-04.

Mitchell, John H., Chandler's telegram to, 478.

Mitchell, Thomas B., 109.

Moore, Charles B., recommends Tilden as Attorney to the Corporation,
13.

Morgan, George W., fear of war, 490;
on inside history of Ohio convention, 524-25.

Morgan, John T., urges the nomination of Tilden for the Presidency,
432-34.

Morris, Robert H., delegate to convention to revise Constitution
of the State of New York, 45, 46.

Morse, S. F. B., established first telegraphic line, 618n.

_National Intelligencer_, the, discontinued, 177.

Native American party, appearance of, 14;
triumph of, 15, 21.

Newell, G. W., 155-56.

Newton, Brigadier-General, spoken of for promotion, 712.

New York Geographical Society, 195.

New York Printing Co. under suspicion, 293.

New York State Soldiers' Depot, the, 174-75.

New York _Times_, extract from, "Just what Chandler Did, and How the
Plan was Laid to Defeat the Popular Choice for President," 474-81.

Nichols, Governor, war on Louisiana lottery, 481.

Nicoll, Henry, delegate to convention to revise Constitution of the
State of New York, 45, 46.

Niles, John M., proprietor of the Hartford _Times_, 6, 7.

Niles, W. W., warns Tilden against Canal Ring, 364.

_North American Review_, the, 288.

Noyes, Mr., appointment as government director of the Union Pacific
Railway Company, 688, 689.

Nullification party, the, 96.

O'Conor, Charles, associated with Tilden, xvii.;
delegate to convention to revise Constitution of the State of New
York, 45, 46;
candidate for President Pierce's cabinet, 83;
speaker at Dry-Goods party meeting, 134;
interview with James Gordon Bennett, 217;
subscription to election expenses of Seymour and Blair, 245;
opinion on Fourteenth Amendment, 253;
urges Connolly's resignation, 281;
leads delegation to State convention, 282;
tendered an Assembly nomination, 282, 285;
declines nomination, 282, 286;
on Conkling's speech, 286-87;
on new charter, 292;
engrossed with Jumel lawsuits, 294;
on Greeley's nomination, 305;
for Grant, 311;
prosecuting lawyer of "Tweed Ring" trials, 342, 376;
on Tilden's substitute canal bill, 347-49;
on the Governor's power of removal, 352-53;
fears conspiracy, 355;
on removal of Green, 358-59;
suggested as Corporation Counsel, 360;
on public employments, 366;
his _proved_ narrative, 373;
seeks statement on canal frauds, 384-85;
on Delafield Smith's removal, 387;
desired repeal of certain laws of 1864 and 1872, 396-98, 402, 403;
requests appropriation for Tweed trials, 403;
suggested the removal of Sheriff Connor, 467-68;
assisted in defence of Tilden's income-tax case, 583-86;
never accepted retainers, 584;
death, 643;
Tilden's remarks on death of, 643-44.

Ogden, W. B., Tilden to, on the dangers of disunion, 147-48.

Opdyke, Hon. George, resolution offered by, 370-71.

_Oregonian_, sale of steamer, to Pacific Mail Steamship Co., 249.

Orr, A. E., member of Erie Canal Commission, 422, 426, 427;
on finding of Electoral Commission, 546-47.

Osgood, Samuel, elected Register, 38.

O'Sullivan, John L., plan and estimate for _Morning News_, 17, 18;
Tilden to, on interview with President Polk, 33-36;
interested in first balance dock, 67-68;
Minister to Portugal, 157_n_;
grief at Lincoln's declaration of war, 158;
reunion doubtful, 159;
indignation at conduct of Democratic party, 160;
feelings with the South, 161.

Ottendorfer, Oswald, heads delegation to State convention, 282;
opposed to continuance of Grant's administration, 305-06.

Packard, S. B., Chandler's telegram to, 478.

Palmer, Mr., organizer, 242.

Parker, N. W., advice to, from Tilden, on investments, 318-19;
urges Tilden not to withdraw as candidate for Governor, 336-37.

Parks, Marshall, inland project, 703-04.

Parnell, Charles S., 622.

Peckham, Wheeler H., on Tweed civil cases, 330, 357, 373;
suggested as Corporation Counsel, 360;
bill for appropriation for Tweed Ring suits, 402-03.

Pelton, William R., 346, 362, 512, 513, 526.

Pendleton, George H., candidate for Presidency, 216, 221, 223, 231,
232.

Peninsular Railroad, the, 186-90.

Phelps, Royal, check to Tilden to defray election expenses, 287.

Pierce, Franklin, election to Presidency, 80;
candidates for positions in cabinet of, 83-91, 95.

Pierrepont, Edward, suggests Tilden as United States Senator, 487.

Pierrepont, Judge, 164, 167.

Pillow, Gid. J., fears for the government, 489-90.

Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroad, 129, 130, 298, 299,
301-03.

Polk, James K., nomination for the Presidency, 14;
Tilden's zeal in canvass of, 17;
Tilden's interview with, 33-36.

Pond, Mr., appealed to for help for the _National Intelligencer_,
177-79.

Pope, H. A., on Hayes-Tilden contest, 521-24.

Potter, Clarkson N., as candidate for Governor, 332;
congratulates Tilden on Presidential nomination, 436.

Potter, Eliphalet Nott, 1.

Potter, George, pardon of, 31, 32.

Potter, Howard, resignation, 345.

Potter Committee, the investigation of, 483.

Preston, General William, 600-01.

Purcell, William, promoter of _Rochester Union and Advertiser_, 275;
on O'Conor's nomination to the Assembly, 285;
offered appointment on Governor's staff, 342;
declined appointment, 342-43;
mentioned for Secretary of State, 620, 621_n_.

Putnam, G. P., tax collector, 169.

Railey, Logan, sale of "Topic," 270;
dealer in horses, 303.

Randall, Samuel J., agent of protectionists, 663_n_;
apprehension of the compulsory coinage of silver dollars, 671,
680.

Randolph, L. V. F., executor and trustee of Tilden's estate, iii.

Reed, William B., on the Conscription act, 179-80;
capable writer, 366.

Reid, John R., Tilden to, on candidate for Chief Judge, 265.

Reid, Whitelaw, to Bigelow on Presidential nomination, 439;
dinner to Bayard Taylor, 572-73.

Reynolds, P., recommended Tilden as Attorney to the Corporation, 13.

Rice, R. D., approving Tilden's rebel claims letter, 471.

Richmond, Dean, chairman Democratic State Committee, 117, 166.

Ritchie, Mr., editor of the _Union_, 102.

Roberts, Marshall O., 102.

Robertson, Alex. H., Deputy County Clerk, 38.

Robertson, Wyndham, Tilden to, on Lincoln's election, 150-51.

Robinson, E. R., choice for Corporation Counsel, 353.

Robinson, Governor Lucius, 573, 587.

Robinson, L., recommends Tilden as Attorney to the Corporation, 13.

_Rochester Union and Advertiser_, 275, 286.

Roosevelt, James J., recommends Tilden as Attorney to the
Corporation, 13.

Root, R. C., suggests Tilden as candidate for Presidency, 218-19.

Rowley, William C., for Revenue Collector, 205.

Rush, Benjamin, congratulates Tilden on supposed election to
Presidency, 488-89.

Sage, Russell, contemplated discrimination against, 255-56.

Sandford, Lewis H., recommends Tilden as Attorney to the
Corporation, 13.

Sands, Mahlon, 304.

Schell, Augustus, subscription to election expenses of Seymour
and Blair, 245;
on contemplated change of Democratic ticket, 250-51.

Schell, Richard, subscription to election expenses of Seymour and
Blair, 245.

Schurz, Hon. Carl, opposes continuance of Grant's administration
at Fifth Avenue Hotel conference, 430-32.

Scott, General Winfield, on secession, 156-57;
his "Wayward sisters, depart in peace" letter, 156-57, 166.

Scott, W. P., on Tilden's refusal to be candidate for Presidency,
633-35.

Scribner, G. Hilton, on canal abuses, 372.

Sears, William S., recommends Tilden as Attorney to the Corporation,
13.

Secor, C. A., interested in first balance dock, 67-68.

Sedgwick, Theodore, recommends Tilden as Attorney to the
Corporation, 13.

Semple, Henry C., urges Tilden as Presidential candidate in
1884, 640.

Seward, Governor William H., 92;
General Scott to, on secession, 156-57;
Andrews' opinion of, 163.

Seymour, Horatio, Democratic candidate for Governor, 85, 86, 166;
seeks Tilden's aid, 110, 111;
asks help of friends, 168;
in danger of arrest, 179;
on the Conscription act, 183-84;
urges printing of Adams's speech, 211;
political forecast, 214-15;
mentioned as Presidential candidate, 216, 217, 222-24, 229-31;
favors Hendricks for Presidency, 221;
on Tilden's Democratic convention speech, 224-25;
nominated for Presidency, 233_n_;
on organization, 242-43;
subscriptions to election expenses of, 245;
support of New York _Herald_ sought for, 246;
"privy council," 247;
suggested reception to Generals, 248-49;
on corruption in party, 274, 283-85;
hard to support Greeley, 311;
on Tilden as candidate for Governor, 335-36;
advice to Tilden on message, 337-38, 341;
poor health, 470, 699-700;
as a possible candidate for Presidency in 1880, 589, 594-95;
death, 707.

Seymour, John F., 707.

Shepard, Judge, 639.

Shepard, Lorenzo B., delegate to convention to revise Constitution
of the State of New York, 45, 46.

Shepherd, Honoria, pardon of, 30.

Sherman, General, looks for Presidential nomination, 515-16.

Sherman, John, on Tilden's circular to bondholders of the Pittsburg,
Fort Wayne & Chicago Railway, 254.

Shieffelen, R. L., President of the Common Council, 16.

Shuey, Theodore F., possessor of a Jefferson "Financial Diary," 669.

Sibley, Hiram, 706-08.

Sickles, D. E., 103.

Silliman, A. E., on financial affairs, 399-402.

Slave-Extension party, 17.

Small, Wilson, elected to the Assembly, 38.

Smith, A. J., under suspicion, 293.

Smith, C. B., approving Tilden's rebel claims letter, 470-71.

Smith, E. Delafield, to quash Tweed Ring prosecutions, 342;
choice of successor of, 353;
arranges to dismiss Peckham and Barlow, 355, 357-58;
removed, 385-86.

Smith, Emily Josephine, delusive notice of wedding to S. J. Tilden,
290.

Smith, George W., executor and trustee of Tilden's estate, iii.,
539;
Tilden's private secretary, 276, 320, 528, 608, 614, 621, 623,
666, 688, 689, 711, 719, 720, 730.

Smith, Gerrit, 58.

Smith, Hugh, under suspicion, 293.

Smith, J. A., under suspicion, 293.

Smith, J. W., under suspicion, 293.

Smith, Perry H., 638.

Society for the Diffusion of Political Information, the, 172.

"Softshells," name for Democratic party led by Silas Wright, 24.

Spafford, Thomas, elected to the Assembly, 38.

Spencer, James, organizer, 242.

Sperry, Mr., managing editor _Evening Post_, 446, 466.

Sprague, Mrs. Katherine Chase, and the Electoral Commission of 1876,
511-13.

Sprigg, J. Thomas, conversation with Senator Conkling, 491-92.

Standard Oil Company, 602, 603.

Stansbery, Mr., 142, 146.

Stanton, Edwin McMasters, Secretary of War, frequent conferences
with Tilden, 458.

Stanton, Governor F. P., 240.

Starbuck, James F., "Political cowards," 608-11;
death, 611.

Stebbins, Charles, private secretary to Governor Tilden, 362.

Stemmler, Judge, reported death of, 346-47;
death, 369.

Stephens, John L., delegate to convention to revise Constitution
of the State of New York, 45, 46.

Stetson, Francis Lynde, 288-89.

Stevenson, Jonathan D., elected to the Assembly, 38.

Stevenson, Senator John W., 512.

Stewart, Alexander, election to the Assembly, 38.

Storrs, Richard A., removal of, as deputy comptroller, 280.

Sullivan, Algernon S., to Tilden, on canal message, 362.

_Sun_, the, extracts from, 430-32, 482-83, 492-94, 499-501, 535-36,
553, 565-67, 708-11;
calls for Judge Bradley's impeachment, 569.

Swayne, W. H., Tilden to, on the reorganization of the Pittsburg,
Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroad, 129-30;
on procuring charter for, 141-47.

Sweeney, James B., under suspicion, 293.

Sweeney, Peter B., under suspicion, 293.

Sweet, Elkanah, investigation of canal work, 406.

Tammany Hall, reorganized, xiii.;
dispenses with primary elections, 126;
as organized in 1876, 398-99.

Taylor, George, 332.

Taylor, J. J., Harbor Master of New York in 1873, 172.

Taylor, John J., on Greeley's nomination, 306-07.

Taylor, President, death of, 77.

Telegrams:
Babcock, O. C., to Z. Chandler, 498.
Barnum, W. H., to Tilden, 655.
Belmont, August, to W. F. Story, 250.
Cooper, Edward, to A. S. Hewitt, 533.
Cox, S. S., to Tilden, 328.
Hendricks, T. A., to Tilden, 442.
Hewitt, A. S., to Edward Cooper, 533.
Manning, Daniel, to Tilden, 655.
Marble, Manton, to Perry H. Smith, 435.
Parker, N. W., to Tilden, 336.
Schell, Augustus, to W. F. Story, 250.
Smith, George W., to John Bigelow, 730.
Smith, P. H., to Tilden, 435.
Tilden, S. J., to W. F. Story, 250;
to Francis P. Blair, Sr., 251;
to Augustus Schell, 251;
to Francis Kernan, 282;
to S. S. Cox, 328;
to W. H. Barnum, 655.

Testimonial to General Grant, 199;
list of subscribers to, 200-01.

Thayer, Francis S., auditor of Canal Board, 383;
suspended, 417, 426, 427.

Thompson, John C., 608.

Thurman, A. G., hard to support Greeley, 311.

Thurston, George A., on the Kent letter, 171.

Tilden, Elam, to Robert R. Livingston, 1-2.

Tilden, Henry A., further aid refused to, 327-28;
Gould to, on brother's nomination for Governor, 332-33;
at Cincinnati convention, 598, 601-03;
death, 643.

Tilden, Isaac, search for family records of, 257-58.

Tilden, Mary, on Tilden's ancestry, 626-27.

Tilden, Moses, 119.

Tilden, Samuel J., vast correspondence carefully preserved, v.;
entry into politics, vi.;
independence, vi., xxii., xxiii.;
overthrow of Tweed Ring, vii., xii.;
elected Governor, vii., xii.;
canal investigations, vii., xii., xiii., xxvii., xxviii., 370-72,
382;
nomination for Presidency, vii., xxiv., 434;
maker of American history, viii.;
an "Appreciation" of, by James C. Carter, ix., xi.-xxxii.;
chairman Democratic State Committee, xii.;
opposition to Tammany Hall, xiii., xxii.;
powerful messages, xiv.;
and paper-money delusion, xiv., xx.;
intellectual endowments, xiv., xv., xx.;
defence of Azariah C. Flagg, xv.-xviii.;
methods employed in the Six Million Audit Frauds, xviii.;
stigmatized a railroad-wrecker, xxiii.;
personal vanity, xxiii., xxvii.;
reasons for adhering to the Democratic party, xxv., xxvi.;
letter to William Kent in 1860, xxxi., 148, 149, 169, 171, 172,
455;
on the great fire of 1835, 2, 3;
to his sister Henrietta, 5, 6;
criticism of President Tyler, 8;
recommended for appointment as attorney for the City and County
of New York, 13;
influence in the dispensation of patronage, 14;
on the probability of Van Buren's renomination, 14, 15;
resignation as Attorney to the Corporation, 16;
removed, _ibid._;
zeal in canvass for President Polk, 17;
outline of plan for paper between J. L. O'Sullivan and, 17, 18;
establishes the _Daily News_, 19, 20;
offered naval office, 23;
offer declined, 24;
on the appointment of Van Ness, 24-26, 34, 35;
on President Polk's cabinet appointments, 26-27;
name discussed in reference to Collectorship, 29, 30, 34;
interview with President Polk, 33-36;
declines nomination to the Assembly, 37;
certificate of election to the Assembly, 38;
desire to unite the _Argus_ and the _Atlas_, 42, 43;
delegate to convention to revise Constitution of the State of New
York, 45, 46;
retires from the _Morning News_, 47;
supports M. Van Buren, 54, 55;
article in _Evening Post_ on "Greeley, the Legislator, and the
Slavery Question," 58-63;
leased first office, 63;
bills, 65-67;
bill for personal taxes, 67;
interest in first balance dock, 67, 68;
opposes Erie Canal enlargement bill, 76, 77;
suggestions for President Pierce in the organization and conduct
of his administration, 81-95, 97-99;
favors appointment of General Dix for cabinet position, 88;
on the removal of Judge Bronson, 106-109;
not in favor of fusion party, 112, 113;
on Colonel Benton as Presidential candidate, _ibid._;
rumored engagement, 114;
interest in friends, 115;
mentioned as nominee for comptroller and Secretary of State, 116;
notified of nomination as Attorney-General, 117;
letter of acceptance, 117-18;
interest in bill for floating docks, 123-24;
on the mayoralty election of 1859, 126-28;
preparations for the reorganization of the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne
& Chicago Railroad, 128;
proposed partnership with J. Van Buren, 130-31;
declines invitation to act as Vice-President at Cooper Institute
meeting, 131;
the _Evening Post's_ offer to publish unfinished speech of, 132;
advice sought on establishment of New York daily, 135-37;
letter to the _Evening Post_, 137-40;
to Swayne on the procuring of a charter for the Pittsburg, Fort
Wayne & Chicago Railroad, 141-47;
on the dangers of disunion, 147-48, 167;
on Lincoln's election, 150-51;
favors a national constitutional convention, 151;
fear of war as result of Lincoln's election, 151-52;
his patriotic address to a regiment in 1861, 160, 460;
internal revenue tax, 168-69;
Hogeboom proposes business connection with, 172-73;
invited to serve on advisory committee of State Soldiers' Depot,
174-75;
financial contributions to the _National Intelligencer_, 177;
reply to Hogeboom's proposal, 180-83;
William C. Whitney seeks advice of, 192;
interest in Iron Cliff Mines, 193-95;
homage to victorious soldiers and sailors, 196;
subscription to Grant's testimonial, 199, 200;
suggested as candidate for Governor, 202, 227;
on federal appointments, 203, 204;
invitation to John A. Dix, 207;
degree of LL.D. conferred on, 208, 209, 384;
member of Constitutional Convention, 209;
invitation from Andrew Johnson, 211;
check for the _Argus_, 213;
suggested as candidate for Presidency, 218-19;
on paramount issues in election of 1868, 219-21;
delivered speech at Democratic State Convention in 1868, 224_n_;
letter to the Tammany Society, 236-39;
on Seymour's nomination to Presidency, 239;
subscription to election expenses of Seymour and Blair, 245;
receipt to Allan McLane, 249;
telegram to W. F. Story on contemplated change of Democratic
ticket, 250-51;
distrust of S. E. Church, 252;
tribute to Peter Cagger, 252-53;
Sherman to, on circular to bondholders of P., F. W. & C. R. R.
Co., 254;
on contemplated discrimination against Russell Sage, 255-56;
search for family records, 257-58;
Jay Gould to, on retainer for Erie R. R., 258;
on Erie R. R. retainer, 258-61, 267-69, 297-301;
circular to State Committee, 262;
on candidate for Chief Judge, 263-66;
purchase of "Topic," 270;
blamed for arrest of R. B. Connolly, 270;
circular "Evils of Our Times," 271-72;
on the exposures of the _Times_, 272-73;
circular letter as chairman Democratic State Committee, 276-78;
urged for Assembly, 285-87;
check from Royal Phelps for election expenses, 287;
congratulations from Hamilton Fish, 287;
asked to write an account of the Tammany frauds for the _North
American Review_, 288;
deceptive wedding notice, 290;
A. Oakey Hall's appeal to, 295-96;
remarks before the Bar Association in 1870, 300, 301;
buys "Morris Miller," 303;
address to the Bar Association in 1872, 307-10;
on Kernan's nomination for Governor, 311-16;
financial advice to Mrs. Cassidy, 316-17;
advice to N. W. Parker on investments, 318-19;
visits Old World, 319;
view of federal politics in 1873, 320;
resigns chairmanship of the Democratic State Committee, 320-24;
wrote the Mayor's message announcing death of A. C. Flagg, 326_n_;
refuses further aid to Henry Tilden, 327-28;
on Presidential candidates in 1876, 330-32;
spoken of as candidate for Governor, 332-36, 339-41;
asked to retire in favor of Judge Church, 336-37;
advice to, from Seymour and Cowen, 337-39;
extract from New York _Tribune_ on nomination of, for Governor,
339-41;
offers William Purcell staff appointment, 342;
to Kelly on appointments and removals, 343-46;
Kelly to, on McLaughlin's appointment, 346-47, 368-69;
letters to, on Green's removal, 350-52, 358-61, 374;
offers judgeship to Samuel Hand, 354;
letters to, on "Tweed Ring" trials, 355, 358-59, 373, 377-81;
pardons J. H. Ingersoll, 375;
removes E. Delafield Smith, 386-87;
appoints Erie Canal Commission, 405;
report of commission to, 407-426;
suspends auditor Thayer, 426-27;
nominated for President, 434;
congratulations on nomination, 436-37;
statement on federal taxation, 441-42;
early recollections of Ed. Livingston, 447;
congratulations on acceptance letter, 449, 451;
John Bigelow on war record of, 453-62;
on secession, 455;
opinions on slavery, _ibid._;
labors to avert war, 457, 460;
conferences with Secretary Stanton, 458;
views on financial situation, 459;
delegate to Democratic National Convention in 1864, 461;
application for arrest of Tweed, 464-65;
approval of letter on rebel claims, 470-473, 488;
Presidential vote, 474;
counted out 481;
congratulations to, on supposed election to Presidency, 486, 487,
489, 495;
suggested for United States Senator, 487;
letters to, on Presidential contest, 488-496, 503-506;
declared President-elect by House of Representatives, 517-521;
and the Electoral Commission, 528-32;
faith in Governor Hampton, 541-42;
letters of sympathy to, on action of Electoral Commission, 545-49,
553-54, 575;
interview with _World_ correspondent, 560-62;
visits Europe, 562;
speech to Young Men's Democratic Club, 562-65;
appreciation of Mr. Henderson, 573;
to the Directors of the Louisville Industrial Exposition, 575-76;
why he did not take the oath as President, 576-77;
buys Yonkers property, 578;
estimated cost of Greystone, 578-79;
Bigelow on the possibility of the renomination of, in 1880,
579-82;
campaign of defamation against, 582-83;
income-tax case against, 582-86;
suggested as candidate for Governor in 1879, 587;
denies statement of negotiations to obtain electoral vote of
South Carolina, 588-89;
no right to seize the Presidency, 591-94;
sends letter to Cincinnati convention declining a renomination
to the Presidency, 598;
suggested addition to General Hancock's letter of acceptance, 604;
first honorary member of the Jefferson Democratic Association,
611;
health five years before death, 612;
acquisition of works of art, 613;
disposed of N. Y. Elevated R. R. bonds, 618;
resolutions drawn by, on the death of President Garfield, 619;
not a candidate for Governor in 1882, 620;
letters to, asking financial contributions, 621, 625, 626, 627,
628;
ancestry, 622, 626, 632;
opposed to enlargement of canals, 628;
spoken of as candidate for President in 1884, 633, 635, 638,
640-42, 644-48;
remarks on death of Charles O'Conor, 643-44;
declines a renomination for the Presidency, 648-52;
reply to resolutions, 652-54;
declines a unanimous nomination, 655;
invites Cleveland to Greystone, 665;
troubled with a disorder of the nerves of motion, 665, 708;
on the coinage of silver, 672-75;
on Manning's hesitancy of accepting the Treasury portfolio,
675-78;
suggests Bigelow as best substitute, 677;
advice to Manning on removals, 681;
to Governor Hill on Broadway Railroad bill, 684-85;
on the importance of the little postmasters, 686-87;
invites Manning to join him in the Catskills, 692;
answers to Dana's questions on the canal, 695-699;
to Cleveland on the removal of Mr. McKnight, 701-02;
his age, 708;
his "Accountability of Corporations," 708-11;
on behalf of General Newton, 712;
sea-coast defences, 714_n_, 715-18;
asked to consider scheme to reorganize Philadelphia & Reading
Railroad Company, 720;
suggestions to Governor Hill, 721, 724;
interest in welfare of Central Park, 723;
on Manning's resignation, 725-26;
death, 730.

_Times_, the, exposure of the electoral fraud, 272.

Titus, James H., elected to the Assembly, 38.

Townsend, John, elected to the Assembly, 38.

Townsend, Solomon, delegate to convention to revise Constitution
of the State of New York, 45, 46.

Trainor, H. F., expert accountant, 292.

Tylden, Harriet F., on Tilden's ancestry, 621-22.

Tyler, President, desire for a national bank, 7;
Tilden's criticism of, 8, 9.

Tremain, Alva H., on Tilden's nomination for Governor, 334-35.

_Tribune_, the New York circulation of, 136;
extracts from, 339-42, 428-30;
supports General Dix, 341.

Trumbull, Lyman, urges Tilden as Presidential candidate in 1884,
642.

Tweed Ring, the, vii., 320, 322, 341, 349, 353, 359, 375, 378,
402, 403, 429, 502;
parties under suspicion, 293.

Tweed, William M., under suspicion, 293;
criminal case of, 355;
gives away city property, 366;
application for arrest of, 464-65;
escape, 467;
arrest at Vigo, 469.

Vaché, Alexander F., delegate to convention to revise Constitution
of the State of New York, 45, 46.

Vallandigham, Mr., 179.

Van Buren, John D., to Edwin Croswell, 44, 45;
mentioned as candidate for Vice-Presidency, 51;
names Dix for Collectorship, 100;
proposed partnership with Tilden, 130-31;
suggests Tilden for Governor, 202;
member of Erie Canal Commission, 422, 426.

Van Buren, Martin, to Tilden, 12, 13, 76;
defeated for renomination to the Presidency, 14;
nominated for the Presidency, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 57;
not an admirer of Buchanan, 120;
favorable opinion of Fremont, _ibid._;
investment in Erie bonds, 125;
speech on General Scott's letter, 166-67;
death, 185_n_.

Van Dyke, Mr., conducted the Albany _Atlas_, 41.

Van Ness, Mr., appointment as Collector of the Port of New York, 23;
Tilden on the appointment of, 24-26;
talk of his removal, 34, 35, 36.

Van Rensselaer, Thomas, to M. Van Buren, 57;
conductor of the _Ram's Horn_, _ibid._

Vaux, Richard, 254.

Waddell, William Coventry H., United States marshal, 4.

Walker, L. W., approving Tilden's rebel claims letter, 472.

Walker, R. J., advocates General Hancock as Presidential candidate,
233-36;
Secretary of the Treasury under Polk, 233_n_.

Ward, Samuel, suggests that Tilden assist at unveiling of statue of
Daniel Webster, 495.

Ward, Townsend, on the Judge Kent letter, 148.

Waring, J. F., sells Yonkers property to Tilden, 578.

Waterbury, Nelson J., 8, 9, 28, 29, 46, 47, 68, 462.

Watterson, Hon. Henry, controversy with Hewitt, 482.

Watson, Hon. Peter H., Assistant Secretary of War under Lincoln,
459.

Watson, James, under suspicion, 293.

Webster, Sidney, congratulates Tilden on acceptance letter, 449,
451.

Weed, Smith M., on impossibility of nominating Tilden at
Cincinnati convention, 599-600;
on Cleveland, 666-67;
on cabinet appointments, 678-80.

Weir, Hon. George, 123.

Welch, D. Clinton, indicted for canal frauds, 417.

Welles, Gideon, editor of _Hartford Times_, 77;
Secretary of the Navy under Lincoln, _ibid._;
to Tilden, 78-80.

Wells, Alexander, elected to the Assembly, 38.

Wells, David A., 306, 391-94, 403-04.

Wetmore, Prosper M., 102.

Wharton, Mr., 179.

White, Campbell P., delegate to convention to revise Constitution
of the State of New York, 45, 46.

White, John R., 148.

Whitley, Colonel H. C., testimony of, at trial of O. C. Babcock,
499-501.

Whitney, General J. S., seeks Tilden's advice for son, 192.

Whitney, William C., seeks Tilden's advice, 192;
choice for Corporation Counsel, 353, 360, 375;
appointment, 386;
for cabinet position, 666.

Whittier, John G., poem on Tilden's death, 730-31.

Wickham, William H., his choice for Corporation Counsel, 353;
desires removal of Green, 358-59.

Wilbour, C. E., under suspicion, 293.

Winston, F. H., 638.

Wood, Bradford R., mentioned as candidate for Vice-Presidency, 51.

Wood, Fernando, election of, for Mayor, 127, 128, 134, 328.

Woodman, C. H., recommended for appointment, 723.

Wright, Silas, Jr., United States Senator, 3;
first appearance in the Supreme Court, 4, 5;
letters to Elam Tilden, 9, 10-11, 12;
nominated for Governor, 14, 16;
letters to Tilden, 15, 20, 22, 30-33;
inauguration as Governor, 14, 17;
advice on proposed establishment of _Daily News_, 20-22;
leader of Democratic party in New York State, 24;
on pardon cases, 30-33;
renominated for Governor, 47;
defeated, 48;
death, _ibid._

Youmans, E. B., 722-723.

Young, Colonel Samuel, mentioned as candidate for Vice-Presidency,
51.

Young, John, defeats Wright for Governorship, 48.

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