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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.   5   J. H. WADE, Pres't.

Dated, Mobile Mar 22 1867
Received at Montgomery Mar 22
To James P Terry

Twelve thousand 12000 sacks freedman. Bureau Corn at New Orleans Tell Col Beecher bills lading end at N.O must be reshipped from there and bills Lading taken by authorized offices to secure freight & charges
H R Johnston
Supt

33 DH Cot

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