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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 25th 1867
Received at Wilmin NC Feb'y 25th
To Lt Allen Rutherford

About what Number of destitute persons in your dist. do not receive rations from the bureau & yet are proper subjects to receive a share of the provisions sent from the North for the poor of the state  answer by mail.

James V. Bomford
Col. & ACS
Asst Comm

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