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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, Talladega Sept 18 1867
Received at Montgomery Sept 19
To Cal O D Kinsman
Sub Asst Comr

Disturbance at Oxford yesterday PM 2 Fifty 50 Colored people enroute to political meeting at Jacksonville were attacked by a Civil officer & citizens  two 2 Colored were hurt all driven back  send small batch men to arrest offenders

JF McGogy
Sub Asst Comr

37 My 316 Collect
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