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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. 14 WM. ORTON, Pres't.

Dated Wytheville Oct 3 1868
Received at Richmond
To Officer Assistant Comr.
Bu R F &c &c
Baby dead, wife dangerously ill at Marietta, please give fifteen (15) days leave order Shaffer ad=interim
H G Thomas
Bvt Brig Genl
Answer quick
17 Wy 188 Paid

Transcription Notes:
$1.88 paid is really what was paid.