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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.    J. H. WADE, Pres't.

Dated, Louisville Mch 28 1867
Received at Montgomery Mch 28
To Comdg officer Dist Ala

By order of Gen Grant through Gen Thomas you will disallow all Elections State or Local until Gen Pope arriving and assumes Command
Wm D. Whipple
Bvt Maj Gen
A.A.G.

33 L 522 pd 
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