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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 WILLIAM ORTON, Pres't. 

Dated, Raleigh NC July 20th 1868
Received at Newberne NC July 20th
To Col Stephen Moore

Purchase ten 10 barrels of Pork and two hundred 200 bushels corn for issue  

Thos. P. Johnston
Bvt Lieut Col and Chf QM DO

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