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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. 
Dated, Norfolk July 3 1867
Received on Richd July 4
To Genl O Brown 
Asst Comr. 
Both Lessing & Wagner acknowledge that it is a mistake the number of patients reported in the hospital will plainly show that twelve hundred & sixty (1260) rations would not have been issued. I approved Dr. Lessings return for the number what I reported & for no more. 
J. N. Remington
Bt. Maj SAC
46 Due Got

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