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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. O. H. Palmer, Sec'y. William Orton, Pres't. Dated, Raleigh Apr. 13th 1868 Received at To Lt Frank A Page Suspend Execution in case of Joshua W Smith of Oxford until further orders by order of Gen Miles Jacob F Chur A.A.A.G. Pd
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edited - last writing is Pd for paid, added Chur's middle initial