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Form No. 4.

THE AMERICAN TELEGRAPH CO.
SOUTHERN DISTRICT,
Under Control and Supervision of United States Military Telegraph,
CONNECTING ALL THE PRINCIPAL CITIES AND TOWNS IN THE UNITED STATES.

To guard against errors, the sender of every message of consequence should order it REPEATED: that is, telegraphed back to the originating office. When repeated, one half the regular rate is charged in addition. The extent of damages is hereby limited for UNREPEATED messages to the amount charged for transmission, and Repeated messages to an amount not exceeding fifty times the amount so charged, unless INSURED in writing for an agreed amount. No damages are to be claimed for interruptions caused by bad working of or breaks in the lines, nor on cypher or badly written messages, unless insured; nor against this Company for any mistake, delay or neglect of other Companies over whose lines this message may be sent to reach its destination; and this Company is hereby made the Agent of the sender to forward it over the lines of such other Company. Messages can be insured by agreement in writing hereon to an amount not exceeding $5,000 at the rate of one percent for less than 500 miles, and two percent, for any excess.
The Company is released from damages unless claim is presented in writing with preliminary proofs in thirty days after mistake or neglect is known.
These terms apply on this message through its whole course, on all lines by which the same is transmitted. of this message on all lines by which it may be transmitted.- No agent or Employee is allowed to vary these terms nor to make any other or verbal agreement or promise as to the time or manner of performance.

CAMBRIDGE LIVINGSTON, Sec'y. MARSHALL LEFFERTS, Eng. E. S. SANFORD, Pres't.

Dated Lynchburg  Oct 18 1865.
Received at
To Col O Brown
Asst Commr

I leave for home today  I shall not take whole of my leave if able to transact business this week will try to report for duty Monday next

R L Lacy [[R. S. Lacey]]
Capt & Supt