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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 Oct 19 1867
Received at Richmond Oct 30
To Gen O Brown

The colored people had decided to celebrate at night. I saw them & communicated Gen Schofields orders and they unanimously reconsidered the matter & decided to celebrate at two pm tomorrow Please answer.

J H. Remington 
Bt Maj

33 DH Govt
Take every precaution to morrow to prevent disturbance