Central Pacific Railroad Company: telegraph books

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

Sacramento Dec 15 1868.

To Leland Stanford

Salt Lake

Shall we [pay?] Woods Eleven cents freight gold for goods hauled.

Mark Hopkins

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

Sacramento Dec 15. 1868.

To C. P. Huntington

54 William St. New York.

What are the duties of the Mail Agents you want.

Mark Hopkins

[illegible]

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

Sacramento Dec. 16th 1868.

To C. P. Huntington [V. P.]

54 William Street New York.

Colonel James gone to Washington to get orders set aside withdrawing lands along Cat Alms Wolf (W. P. & S. P. RRs)

We want three hundred thousand dollars more before you

Mark Hopkins

[illegible]

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

Sacramento Dec 16th 1868

To C. P. Huntington [V. P. ?]

54 William Street, New York

Eli S. Denison, George Woods, James R. Smith, Andrew Ryder, David McGowan, Frederick [J?L?]. Burke, Alonzo A Cummings, Samuel Chamberlain, Nathan B. Kendall, Robert E. Edwards.

Mark Hopkins

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

Sacramento Dec. 28th 1868.

To C. P. Huntington V. P.

54 William Street New York

Commissioners Report mailed today from four hundred [--and--] fiftieth (450th) to four hundred [--and--] seventieth mile (470th) No snow to impede progress.

Mark Hopkins

[illegible]