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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.
J.H. Wade, Pres't.

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Dated, Raleigh NC Feby 3rd 1867
Received at Wilmington NC Feby 3d 67
To Bt Brig Genl A Rutherford
Supt

The Asst Commr directs that you report at once to what extent whipping branding stocks and other corporeal punishment have been inflicted in your dist since the suspension of paragraph five (5) of Genl Orders fifteen (15) head qtrs dept of the South. Answer at once by telegraph & send full report by mail — 

F A Seeley
AAG

52 RG 323 Paid