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Form No.4.
THE AMERICAN TELEGRAPH CO.
SOUTHERN DISTRICT,
Under Control and Supevision of United States Military Telegraph,
CONNECTING ALL THE PRINCIPAL CITIES AND TOWNS IN THE UNITED STATES.

Terms and Conditions on which this and all Messages are received by this Company.

In order to guard against and correct as much as possible some of the errors arising from atmospheric and other causes appertaining to telegraphy, every important message should be REPEATED, by being sent back from the station at it is to be received from the station from which it is originally sent. Half the usual price will be charged for repeating the message, and 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 delivery, nor for the non-delivery of REPEATED MESSAGE, beyond the amount paid for sending the same, unless in like manner specially insured, and amount of risk stated hereon, and paid for at the time. No liability is assumed for errors in cipher or obscure messages; nor is any liability assumed by this Company for any error on neglect by any other Company over whose lines this message may be sent to reach its destination, and 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 no one but a 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.
CAMBRIDGE LIVINGSTON, Sec'y. MARSHALL LEFFERTS, Eng. E.S. SANFORD, Pres't.

Dated Ft Monroe Oct 17 1866.
Received at Richmond Oct 17
To Genl O Brown AAAG

I request permission to visit Richmond tomorrow to see you on important business

S.C Armstrong
Supt

13/DH Govt

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