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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. J. H. WADE, Pres't. Dated, Demopolis Mch, 29 1867. Received at Montgomery Mch 29 To Maj Gen Wager Swayne. Comdg Sub Dist of Ala Municipal election [[strikethrough]] s [[/strikethrough]] takes place here Monday next I think it should be postponed If not shall negroes vote — send Instructions they will be observed C W Pierce Bvt Maj R F & A L Sub Asst Comr Bureau of Freedmen 24 DS 159 Pd 9 L [[stamp]] THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES [[/stamp]]
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