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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. 1 WILLIAM ORTON, Pres't Dated, War Dept Washington Dec 31 1867 Received at Montgomery Dec To Gen Wager Swayne Asst Comr Telegram Recd. & Will be attended to Remain in charge at Montgomery until Col Shepherd has been to Washington & returned O O Howard Maj Gen Commissioner 21 Di Paid 484. R&J.