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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.
No 9
J. H. WADE, Pres't.

Dated, Norfolk Aug 21st 1867
Received at Richmond Aug 21st 1867
To Genl O. Brown 
Asst Comr.

I have the honor to require leave of absence for ten 10 days to go to Washington on important private business.

Ed. Murphy
A.S.A.C

approved
J.H. Remington
Bt Maj & Sub Asst Comr.

30 W 130 paid 

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