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[[italics]] Blank No. 1 [[/italics]]
THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY.
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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 theron, which conditions have been agreed to by the sender of the following message. [[/letterhead]]
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WILLIAM ORTON, Pres't. } New York
GEO. H. MUMFORD, Sec'y, [[/rubber stamp]]

[[italics]] Dated [[/italics]] [[underlined]]^[[Washington DC Sept 2nd]] 187 ^[[3]]
[[italics]] Received at [[/italics]] [[blank line]]
[[italics]] To [[/italics]] [[underlined]] ^[[Prof S F Baird]] [[/underlined]]
^[[Woods Hole,
Mass]]
 
^[[Estimate of Board for additional appropriation should be submitted by board before first October  Please furnish me by letter with amounts needed by you so as to make up annual estimate
S C Lybord
40 Pd Govt Rate - Chairman]]
^[[250]]