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^[[8868]]  ^[[118]]
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[[bold]] THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY.[[/bold]]
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The rules of this Company require that all messages received for transmission, shall be written on the message blanks of the Company, under and subject to the conditions printed thereon, which conditions have been agreed to by the sender of the following message. 
[[bold]] O.H.PALMER, Sec'y.  J,H, WADE, Pres't. [[/bold]]
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[[stamp:  Smithsonian Institute Dec 6 1866]]

[[preprinted]] Dated,[[/preprinted]] Victoria 1st Dec. [[preprinted]]186[[/preprinted]]6
        via San francisco cal 5
Received at _______________________

[[preprinted]]To[[/preprinted]] Prof. Spencer. F. Baird
Smithsonian Institute

Collection  this year satisfactory I believe we have the walrus a seal skeltons from St Paul Island
Will go forward immediately on arrival in sanfrancisco
   Charles. S. Buckly
MtDHZelyh