Allen C. Fuller to Richard Yates

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Title

Allen C. Fuller to Richard Yates

Publisher

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

Date

1861-10-08

Format

pdf

Language

en

Identifier

509803

Transcription

THE MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY, PRINTING AND MORSE LINES.

DIRECT TO ALL STATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES AND BRITISH PROVINCES.

OFFICES. - 432 Pennsylvania Av., U.S. CAPITOL, Willard's, and NATIONAL Hotels, Washington, D. C.

Terms and conditions on which Messages are received by this Company for Transmission. The public are notified that, in order to guard against mistakes in the transmission of messages, every message of importance ought to be repeated by being sent back from the station at which it is to be received to the station from which it is original & sent - Half the usual price form transmission will be charged for repeating the message, and while this company will as heretofore use every precaution to ensure correctness, it will not be responsible for mistakes or delays in the transmission or delivery of repeated messages beyond an amount exceeding five hundred times the amount paid for sending the message, nor will it be responsible for mistakes or delays in the transmission of unrepeated messages from whatever cause they may arise, nor for delays arising from interruptions in the workings of its telegraphs, nor for any mistake or omission of any other company over whose lines a message is to be sent to reach the place of destination. All messages will hereafter be received by this company for transmission subject to the above conditions. CAMBRIDGE LIVINGSTON, Sec'y E.S.SANFORD, Pres't. 145 BROADWAY, N.Y. 145 BROADWAY, N.Y.


4 Dated Springfield Oct 7th 1861. Rec'd, Washington, Oct 8th 1861, ......o'clock, .....min. M. To Gov Yates Willards

Capt Eddy is fully satisfied that the decision of our army auditors should be final against the U S that if personally present he could satisfy them if the auditor washin has decided otherwise & that decision must be recd or we lose a half million of dollars there is nothing for Eddy to do here & if he goes to Washin


before you leave all our accounts to this time can be adjusted do not fail to have him come there. I have kept your former dispatch to me secret & shall do so until you return all lovely & quiet here

Allen C. Fuller

1M.217P [illegible]



[following upside down at bottom of second page]

A.C Fuller Oct 7th 1861

Status

Complete

Percent Completed

100

Weight

20

Original Format

2

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