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Blank No.1. THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY 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. JOHN VAN HORNE, Gen'l Sup't WILLIAM ORTON, Pres't Louisville, KY. O.H.PALMER, Sec'y NEW YORK __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Dated Batesville Oct 9 1869 Received at Little Rock Nov 9 To Prof Wm Colby Please assign me definitely to same place am not employed M A Chemmings 10 KCs paid 19 [circled}