This transcription has been completed. Contact us with corrections.
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 messages. O.H. PALMER, Sec'y. J.H. WADE, Pres't. Dated, Houston 7 1866 Received at Houston To Col Ellis AAG [[stamp]] SOUTH WESTERN TELEGRAPH Galveston DEC 7 1866 [[/stamp]] [[strikethrough]] Rev [[/strikethrough]] I allow all Cotton on Cars to go through have modified my order somewhat will write by mail tomorrow JC DeGress 19pd190