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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.  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]]