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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. norvin green, president.

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dated Elmira NY 6 188 1

received at stamped: branford ct Aug 6

to F. G. Whitmore

Broke an axle eight hours from New York and twenty five miles from home lay still & roasted two hours reached home at nine pm everybody is bright and well today—

30 paid MC&B.

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