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Head Quarters [[strikethrough]] Northern District [[/strikethrough]] ^[[Department]] of Miss.
[[strikethrough]] Jackson [[/strikethrough]] ^[[Vicksburg]] Mississippi ^[[Dec 2"]] 186[[5]] 
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Sir
The telegraph lines having been turned over to the former owners military dispatches will hereafter be charged the same as private dispatches. The telegraph therefore will ^[[only]] be used in cases of extreme urgency, where the public interests will suffer by the delay of sending communications by the ordinary course of mail or by courier.

You will instruct all officers under your command accordingly.

By command of Major General Th J Wood
Signed Marcus P Bestow
Asst Adjt General

Commanding General
Northern District

A true copy
[[signature]] Will H Williams [[/signature]]
Lieut and A[[?]]