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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  WILLIAM ORTON, Pres't

Dated, Selma Ala Dec 2 1867
Received at Montgomery 2
To Col O D Kinsman
[[strikethrough]] Asst [[/strikethrough]] 
Doctor Burleigh has returned. Shall assume Charge of freedmens Hospital answer  immediately 

Geo Shorkley
USA

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Transcription Notes:
Ala - for Alabama You can find names of most people involved with the Bureau on on the Staff List for the Freedmen's Bureau - link in Instructions!!