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Blank No. 1.    86
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  25 Sep 1867
Received at  Richmond Sep 25 1867
To  Gen O Brown

I will discharge Nicholas & retain Jones according to orders. Jones is not half the clerk that Nicholas is but I will try to get along with him if he gets a commission in the army I shall be left without a clerk or forced to break in a new man if possible I wish the order might be revoked 
J H Remington, Maj &c

61 DH 254 Govt

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