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36 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. 8 WILLIAM ORTON, Pres't Dated, Huntsville Ala Jany 3 1867 Received at Montgomery Jany To Maj Gen Wager Swayne Callis had better be sent to his regiment he is disappointed man first Lieutenant Martin J. Buffin fifteenth 15 Infantry now here will fill position well Buffin was Lieutenant Colonel of volunteers and is man of clear head and good intelligence Telegraph me with permission to retain Lieutenant Schall if you purpose relieving Callis J. Hayden Brig Gen Comdg. 53 My 802 Collect RH