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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 a  WILLIAM ORTON, Pres't

Dated, Washington DC Feby 19 1868
Received at Montgomery Feby 19
To Gen Hayden

It is reported that freedmen are discharged on account of voting  SEE that nobody starves in consequence of having done his duty, and that no Employer receive help directly or indirectly who has been guilty of such infamous conduct - you have corn on hand to supply immediate wants By order of Gen Howard

E Whittlesey
A.A.A.G.

53W 1092 Paid
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