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THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY.

The rules of this Company require that all messages received for transmission, shall be written on the message blanks of the Company, under and subject to the conditions printed thereon, which conditions have been agreed to by the sender of the following message.

ANSON STAGER, Gen'l Sup't, CHICAGO, ILL. }

WILLIAM ORTON, Pres't, O. H. PALMER, Sec'y, } NEW YORK. [/preprinted]

[notation: 546P]

[preprinted: Dated] Sacramento Oct 21 1872

[preprinted: Received at] Salt L Oct 21

[preprinted: To] Hon Wm M. Stewart

Must reserve house and lot for Downs also reserve the [ore?] that now or may be at the surface upon delivery will convey at the rate agreed gold all but the three ninety third 3/93 parts belonging to Shields heirs. [?]Childs has stated that his children will do as the rest may do as soon as of legal age which will be next spring. This must be closed without delay else will not be bound.

Leland Stanford

78 collect [13? B?]