Bartlett letters

Nana's letter, Apr. 19, '06, p. 5b

Well I'll say good-bye & do a little reading -

Lots & lots of love to all Babe

[modern notation: earthquake telegram 1] [notation][illegible][/notation]

[preprinted] Form No. 168. M. T.

THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY. INCORPORATED 24,000 OFFICES IN AMERICA. CABLE SERVICE TO ALL THE WORLD.

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 beyond the amount of tolls paid thereon, nor 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 a UNREPEATED MESSAGE, and is delivered by request of the sender, under the conditions named above.

ROBERT C. CLOWRY, President and General Manager.

RECEIVED at [/preprinted] 8 Gs G.R. AK [10 paid? /& paid?] via Sacramento

Stanford University col 19

Chas G Bartlett

Ventura, Cal

Terrible earthquake none of us hurt wire me about home.

M. J. Bartlett

[notation: phoned 10 10]

[preprinted: MONEY TRANSFERRED BY TELEGRAPH. CABLE OFFICE.]

[modern notation] earthquake telegram 2 [/modern notation]

[preprinted] Form No. 168. M. T.

THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY. INCORPORATED. 24,000 OFFICES IN AMERICA. CABLE SERVICE TO ALL THE WORLD.

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, beyond the amount of tolls paid thereon, nor 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 UNREPEATED MESSAGE, and is delivered by request of the sender, under the conditions named above.

ROBERT C. CLOWRY, President and General Manager.

RECEIVED at [/preprinted] 14 gs - D - AK 16 collect 60¢ Stanford University Cal [90?] Chas G Bartlett. Ventura, Cal.

Must leave no money banks closed wire day ticket prepaid Southern Pacific office Palo Alto. Mabel Bartlett

[preprinted] MONEY TRANSFERRED BY TELEGRAPH. CABLE OFFICE.

[modern notation] earthquake telegram 3 [/modern notation]

[preprinted] Form No. 168.

THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY. INCORPORATED. 23,000 OFFICES IN AMERICA. CABLE SERVICE TO ALL THE WORLD.

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, beyond the amount of tolls paid thereon, nor 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 UNREPEATED MESSAGE, and is delivered by request of the sender, under the conditions named above.

ROBERT C. CLOWRY, President and General Manager.

RECEIVED at

17 GS BG AK 8 Paid

Stanford University, Calif 16

Mrs. Chas. G. Bartlett, Ventura, Calif.

Arrived this noon all O.K. tell Mr. Reppy.

Babe

355PM

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