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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, 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.
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