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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. THOS. T. ECKERT, Gen'l Sup't New York, WILLIAM ORTON, Pres't, O.H. PALMER Sec'y New York. Dated Balto Nov 6 1871 Received at 11 am To E Whittlesey A.A. Genl. Staff Gen O O Howard Freedman Bur Yours of fourth inst. only received this morning will arrive about two PM. Edward C Knower U.S.A. 73 pd XH THIS TELEGRAM HAS JUST BEEN RECEIVED AT THE OFFICE IN 511 PA. AVE. NATL HOTEL WHERE ANY REPLY SHOULD BE SENT. Direct Wires.