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175 [[pre-printed message-sending form]] The American Telegraph Company. Printing and Morse Lines. Direct to all stations on the United States and British Provinces. OFFICES.-432 Pennsylvania Av., U.S. Capital, and Willard's, The Metropolitan and National Hotels, Washington, D.C. Terms and Conditions on which this and all Messages are received by this Company... In order to guard against and correct as much as possible some of the errors arising from atmospheric and other causes appertaining to telegraphy, every important message should be REPEATED, by being sent back from the station at which it is not be received to the station from which it was originally sent. Half the usual price will be charged for repeating the message, and while this Company in good faith will endeavor to send messages correctly and promptly, it will not be responsible for errors or delays in the transmission or delivery, not for the non-delivery of REPEATED MESSAGES, beyond TWO HUNDRED times the sum paid for sending the message, unless a special agreement for insurance be made in writing, and the amount of risk specified on this agreement, and paid for at the time of sending the message. Nor will the Company be responsible for any error or delay in the transmission or delivery, or for the non-delivery, of ANY UNREPEATED MESSAGE, beyond the amount paid for sending the same, unless in that manner specially insured and the amount of risk stated hereon, and paid for at the time. No liability is assumed for errors in cipher or obscure languages; not is any liability assumed by this Company for any error or neglect by any other Company over whose lines this message may be sent to reach its destination, and this Company is hereby made the agent of the sender of this message to any other or verbal agreement, nor any promise as to the time of performance, and no one but a Superintendent is authorized to make a special agreement for insurance. These terms apply through the whole course of this message on all lines by which it may be transmitted. Cambridge Livingston, Sec'y E. S. Sanford, Pres't, 145 Broadway, N. Y. [[line across page]] Dated [[in pen]] San Francisco 26 [[/in pen]] 1865 Rec'd, Washington [[in pen]] Apl 26 [[/in pen]] 1865, .... o'clock, .... min. M. To [[in pen]]Prof. Baird[[/in pen]] [[/pre-printed message-sending form]] [[hand-written message]] Arrived last night myself & party all well will be here five or ten days particulars hereafter. Rec'd Hopkins letter to Falmie of Hudson Bay Co. & [[Walkers?]] announcement of [[/hand-written message]]
