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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.  1 DI   J.H.WADE, Pres't

Dated, Washn  2 1867
Received at Montgomery July 2
To Maj Gen W Swayne

Buy no more meat for issue to Destitute in Alabama until matters with Nettleton are settled & you receive further orders  By order Maj Gen Howard

E. Whittlesey
A A I G

26 DI  569 paid
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