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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.  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
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