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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.

[[stamp]] SOUTH WESTERN TELEGRAPH. Galveston NOV 23 1866 [[/stamp]]

Dated, Washington 23 1866
Received at
7.30 PM
To Lt Col H A Ellis

Have telegraphed Sheridan & Doubleday about your case do not leave Galveston till you hear

J.B. Kiddoo
Maj Gen &c
Willard Ho

15 Col 6.90