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Two books of telegrams; Typescript copies of other telegrams (source unknown)



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[preprinted] The Western Union Telegraph Company. Pacific Division. [/preprinted]

Sacramento Oct. [19?] 1868.

To C. P. Huntington

New York

[Commissioners?] [report?] to two hundred & Seventieth (270th) mile mailed. Stanford Started for Salt Lake today

{Tine, Cora, Ovid, Midas. Fish.

Road open three hundred & eighty miles}

Mark Hopkins

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[preprinted] The Western Union Telegraph Company. Pacific Division. [/preprinted]

Sacramento Oct. 22[?] 1868.

To George E. Gray, Salt Lake,

Stanford & [Montague?] started yesterday for Salt Lake by private [conveyance?] along Rail Road line from end of the [track?].

Today man Target [illegible] robe line hate by Fence [truce?] [tale? & all?] [notation] Huntington telegraphs [illegible] Rail Road live approved by Secty. Interior tunnel [tale? & all?] [/notation] just as we need it - Crazy grasp Juno flake [Wellow?] end truce [notation] [just?] as we made it - [commences?] grading immediately from West end tunnel [/notation] and subdue Juno [illegible] [notation] and secure immediate [illegible]. [/notation]

Mark Hopkins

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[preprinted] The Western Union Telegraph Company. PACIFIC DIVISION. [/preprinted]

Sacramento Oct 26th 1868

C. P. Huntington 54 [Union?] St. New York

{Actor, Cora, Ovid, [Nero? New?], Fishes.

We have mailed to you [Comp?]. Report to 390th mile}

{Arab, Ann, Ovid, Widow, Philip, [Ry?] Mate, Ague.

Have drawn on you for $150.000. by mail at three days sight.}

Mark Hopkins

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[preprinted] The Western Union Telegraph Company. Pacific Division. [/preprinted]

Sacramento Nov. 3rd 1868.

To C. P. Huntington, 54 William St. New York

We have drawn on you for, by mail, at 3 days sight, Two hundred thousand dollars- [notation] arab ....... by mate ague ........ [Belle?] Ovid - Philip Nut, [/notation]

We will want in all October five or six hundred thousand more here. [notation] -Bet - want in all Jacob Emma or Fanny Ovid Philip more here [/notation]

Send by steamer 400. brass car Socks, with straight key holes, same as formerly.

Mark Hopkins

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[preprinted] The Western Union Telegraph Company. Pacific Division. [/preprinted]

Sacramento Nov 4th 1868.

To Leland Stanford

Ogden City, Utah

Special message sent to Phelps as you directed.

Mark Hopkins

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