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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.

108 87 11.17a

dated Elmira, N.Y.  7 188

received at [stamped:]western union

tel. co.

sep 7 1881

hartford, ct.

to Chas L.Webster

at residence of

S. L. Clemens

Renew the English patent when you return to New York

S. L. Clemens

9 paid

Gzw

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