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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.
WM. ORTON, Pres't.

Dated Washn Oct 22 1868
Received at Richmond Oct22
To Gen O Brown

Col Lee wishes to go to New York on public business. Have you any objections?

By order Genl Howard
E Whittlesey
AAAG

18 Di 115 Paid

No objection. How long!

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