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MTPDocEd
To Frank Fuller
per Telegraph Operator
30 October 1880 • Hartford, Conn. (MS, copy received: CLjC, UCCL 01849)

blank no. 1.

the western union telegraph company.

this company transmits and delivers messages only on conditions, limiting its liability, which have been assented to by the sender of the following message.

errors can be guarded against only by repeating a message back to the sending station for comparison, and the company will not hold itself liable for errors or delays in transmission or delivery of unrepeated messages.

this message is an unrepeated message and is delivered by request of the sender, under the conditions named above.

a. r. brewer, sec’y 170         6.32      norvin green, president.


dated     Hartford Ct 30          188 0

received at 1227 broadway, cor. 30th street.   Oct 30

to   Frank Fuller

Ans Nx

I have no superstitions about sunday myself but I would not preside at a political meeting on sunday for it would be certain to injure the cause you must get a man whose religious reputation is better than mine

Mark Twain

39 40 Collect a & C

☞this telegram has just been received at the office in
1227 broadway, cor. 30th street,
where any reply should be sent.
——
direct wires.
read the notice at the top.

Textual Commentary
Source text(s):

MS, copy received, CLjC.

Previous Publication:

MicroPUL, reel 1.

Provenance:

CLjC purchased the MS in July 1966 as part of a collection of Frank Fuller correspondence.

More information on provenance may be found in Description of Provenanceclick to open link.

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