C. C. Parks and Company to Richard Yates

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Title

C. C. Parks and Company to Richard Yates

Publisher

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

Date

1863-12-09

Format

pdf

Language

eng

Identifier

516092

Transcription

The American Telegraph Company

PRINTING AND MORSE LINES.

Direct to all stations in the United States and British Provinces.

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

TERMS AND CONDITIONS ON WHICH THIS AND ALL MESSAGES ARE RECEIVED BY THIS COMPANY FOR TRANSMISSION.

In order to guard against errors or delays in the transmission or delivery 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 originally sent. Half the usual price for 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 errors or delays in the transmission or delivery of repeated messages beyond FIFTY dollars, unless a special agreement for insurance be made and paid for at the time of sending the message, and the amount of risk specified on this agreement; nor is the Company to be responsible for any error or delay in the transmission or delivery or non-delivery of any unrepeated message, BEYOND FIVE DOLLARS, unless in like manner specially insured and amount of risk paid for at the time. No liability is assumed for any error or neglect by any other Company over whose lines this message may be sent to reach its destination. No liability for any errors in cipher messages.

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

145 Broadway, N. Y.

COMPLAINTS SHOULD BE SENT TO THE SECRETARY.

48 Dated Chicago DC 9 1863. Rec'd, Washington, DC 9 1863, 10 o'clock, 35 min. PM. To Richd Yates

Care J. N. Arnold MO

Our attorney says by your Telegraph notice you have created lien we will protect your interest to the last

C. C. Parks & Co

19 call 26 267 po 224

Status

Complete

Percent Completed

100

Weight

20

Original Format

1

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