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12 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. D S WILLIAM ORTON, Pres't Dated Demopolis June 27 1868 Received at Monty June 27 To Maj George Shorkley A A A Genl. State of Ala I request permission to visit Headquarters important official business C W Pierce Sub Asst Com 10 DS 76 paid DSC [[stamp]] BUREAU B.R.F. & A.L., ALABAMA. OFFICE ASS'T COM'R. REC'D JUN 28 1868 [[/stamp]]