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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, Staunton March 15 1867
Received at Richd [[Richmond]] 15
To Brig Genl O. Brown
I desire to visit Richmond on urgent private business cannot wait to communicate through the ordinary channel can I come please answer tonight. 
F. S. Tukey 
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