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The Western Union Telegraph Company. 
3.2.] All messages taken by this company are received subject to the following conditions.
To provide against mistakes, every measure of consequence should be reprated, being telegraphed back from each repeating station and the terminal station to the [?] preceding repeating or transmitting station, and compared. For such repeating, be-half the regular price will be charged in addition. The company will not be responsible for mistakes or delays in the transmission of, nor for the non-delivery of unrepeated messages beyond the amount received for sending the same. Nor will the company be responsible for mistakes or delays in the transmission of, nor for the non-delivery of a reprated message, to any extent beyond fifty times the sum received for sending the same, unless it be specially insured for an agreed amount. Nor will the company be responsible for delays arising from unavoidable interruptions in the working of their lines. Not for errors in cipher or obscure message, unless insured. Nor for mistakes or delays of any other company over whose lines any message may be sent by this Company to reach its destination; and this Company is hereby made the agent of the sender of any message, to forward is over the lines of such other company. 
Correctness in the transmission of messages to any point on the lines of this Company can be insured, at the time of sending, by an agreement in writing, stating the amount of risk and payment of premium, at the following rates in addition to the usual charge for repeated message, vi:- One per cent, on such amount of risk for any distance not exceeding 1,000 miles, and two cent if the distance exceeds 1,000 miles.

J.H. WADE, Pres't.   O.H. PALMER, Sec'y, Rochester, N.Y    ANSON STAGER, Gen'l Sup't, Cleveland, O.

Send the following Message, subject to the above Conditions. Saint Servir Dels Feb 18th 1866
To Maj Seul John M. Palmer
Swinville. Kentucky.

Hows in the Journal of [strikethrough] [?] [strikethrough/] [Salws?] day indicate that Col [?] is subsoiling [strikethrough] a little too deep [strikethrough/] rather deep. Do you think he in discreet, [strikethrough] or [strikethrough/] would you [?] a clique S

Clinton B. Jisk
Br. Maj Seul
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Read ACO for lay or [?] Feb 19 1866