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Blank No. 1. 16 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 conditional printed thereon, which conditions have been agreed to by the sender of the following message. O.H. PALMER, Sec'y. 10 WILLIAM ORTON, Pres't. Dated, Norfolk Dec 26 1868 Received at Richmond Dec 26 To Gen O. Brown Can I have authority to hire a clerk for one (1) week to aid in closing up the bureau as there is more work to be done than one clerk can do J H Remington 31 DC Gt Answered Genl Brown has not authority to grant your application. Will A. Coulter Bvt Cap USA AAA Genl