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The pass is relic which the Mauseum [sic] should own, if not now. surely in the future
Wishing you Mrs Stanford Happiness & Blessedness & Many happy returns of the New Year and again thanking you for present & past acts of kindness
I am Sincerely yours
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-Ans-
Menlo Park
March 2nd 1896
Mrs Jane L Stanford
Dear Madame
Allow me to tender to you my congratulations on the occasion of your gaining your suit.
I have prayed for your success and am glad you have won.
Sincerely yours
M. Riordan
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POSTAL TELEGRAPH-CABLE COMPANY in connection with THE COMMERCIAL CABLE COMPANY
TELEGRAM Check 2 pd
San Francisco Calif
To Mrs Leland Stanford [Nov 4?] 1901 5th Ave Hotel N.Y.
Merry Christmas -
Archbishop Riordan
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Design Patent Dec. 20-1887. Postal Telegraph Cable Company (Incorporated) In connection with the Commercial Macay-Bennett Cables. Registered Trade Mark. [^in stamp]
Form 15,
Postal Telegraph-Cable Company. This Company transmits and delivers the within message subject to the following TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
To guard against mistakes or delays, the sender of a message should order it REPEATED; that is, telegraphed back to the originating office for comparison. For this, one-half the regular rate is charged in addition. It is agreed between the sender of the message written on the face hereof and the Postal Telegraph-Cable Company that said Company shall not be liable for mistakes or delays in the transmission or delivery, or for non-delivery, of any UNREPEATED message, beyond the amound received for sending the same; nor for mistakes or delays in the transmission or delivery, or for non-delivery, of any REPEATED message beyond fifty times the sum received for sending the same, unless specially insured, nor in any case for delays arising from unavoidable interruption in the working of its lines, or for errors in cipher or obscure messages. And this Company is hereby made the agent of the sender, without liability, to forward any message over the lines of any other Company when necessary to reach its destination.
Correctness in the transmission of messages to any point on the lines of the Company can be INSURED by contract in writing, stating agreed amound of risk, and payment of premium thereon, at the following rates, in addition ot the usual charge for repeated messages, viz: one percent. for any distance not exceeding 1,000 miles, and two percent for any greater distance.
No responsibility regarding messages attaches to this Comany until the same are presented and accepted at one of its transmitting offices; and if a message is sent to such office by one of this Company's messengers, he acts for that purpose as the agent of the sender.
Messages will be delivered free within the established free delivery limits of the terminal office. For delivery at a greater distance a special charge will be made to cover the cost of such delivery.
This Company will not be liable for damages or statutory penalties in any case where the claim is not presented in writing within sixty days after the message is filed with the company for transmission.
This is an UNREPEATEdD Message and is delivered by request of the sender under the conditions named above. Errors can be guarded against only by repeating a message back to the sending station for comparison.
No employee of this Company is authorized to vary the foregoing.
William H. Baker, V.P and Gen'l Manager.
John O. Stevens, Secretary.
John W. Mackay, President.
