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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.  9  WILLIAM ORTON, Pres't
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Dated, Mobile Aug 14 1868
Received at Montgomery Aug 14
To B.B. Genl Thos H Ruger
Asst Com'r

Have assumed Bureau duties property transfer not completed will Major Gillette retain until arrival of Lieut Weirman

J.E.Hyde
Lieut 33rd Infy

17 m 188 paid