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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. O. H. Palmer, Sec'y. J. H. Wade, Pres't. 4 Dated, Suffolk, Nov 22 1866 Received at Richmond via Petersburg Nov 22 To Col O.O. Brown Can my application for leave of absence be granted by telegram today to enable me to obey the order from the secty of war to report in New York on the 24th inst John W Barnes Capt &c 33/109 pd