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WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY.
Terms and Conditions on which this and all Messages are Received by this Company

guard against and correct as much as possible some of the errors arising from atmospheric and other causes appertaining to telegraphy, every important message and, by being sent back from the station at which it is to be received to the station from which it is originally sent. Half the usual price will be charged for repeating while this Company in good faith will endeavor to send messages correctly and promptly, it will not be responsible for errors or delays in the transmission or the non-delivery of repeated messages, beyond two hundred times the sum paid for sending the message, unless a special agreement for insurance be made in writing, of risk specified on this agreement, and paid at the time of sending the message. Nor will the Company be responsible for any error or delay in the transmission or the non-delivery, of any unrepeated message, beyond the amount paid for sending the same, unless in like manner specially insured, and amount of risk stated hereon, the time. No liability is assumed for errors in cipher or obscure messages; nor is any liability assumed by this Company for any error or neglect by any other Company lines this message may be sent to reach its destination, and this Company is hereby made the agent of the sender of this message to forward it over the lines extending of this Company. No agent or employee is allowed to vary these terms, or make any other or verbal agreement, nor any promise as to the time of performance, and Superintendent is authorized to make a special agreement for insurance. These terms apply through the whole course of this message on all lines by which it may be transmitted

Bvt Maj Hen CB Fisk 26 From Nashville Dated 5
217 Chauteau Ave Rec'd Apl 4 1866 240 PM

Shall I issue circular in reference to the Bureaus collecting colored soldiers claims I should base it upon Genl Howards letter which urges haste Samples of forms have arrived which am having printed will consult with Lawrence - H.S. Brown
Capt & AAG

38 L 177 pd

[[stamp]] BUREAU R.F. & A. L. NASHVILLE
REC'D A.P.R. 1866 [[/stamp]]

See page 614 Answered - see page 616½