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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.  3  WILLIAM ORTON, Pres't

Dated, Huntsville  Dec 1867
Received at Montgomery  Dec
To Bvt Maj Genl Wager Swayne

Am not aware that [[I]] have been nominated for Congress  Could I be nominated I will take the matter under Consideration & advise you of my action
John B. Callis
Capt 45" USInfty

26 Hu 424 paid
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