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

Dated, Atlanta Apr 16 1867
Received at Montgomery Apr 16
To Genl Swayne

As soon as Col Shepperd returns to Alabama please telegraph Col Hudson to report here without delay

John Pope
May Genl

17 Paid
CMN

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edited: corrected year,