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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. 4 March  J. H. WADE, Pres't. - & U.I.C. 

Dated, War Dept Mar 4 1867
Received at Montgomery Mar 4
To Maj Gen Swayne

See Governor Immediately agree together and report number whites & blacks separately greatly needing food, answer by telegh.
O. O. Howard
Maj Gen Com'r
18 W 427 pd
H.G.(a)
200 200 14
420 [[strikethrough]] 60 [[/strikethrough]]
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