Telegram from G. L. Record to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; June 1, 1862

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Telegram from G. L. Record to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; June 1, 1862

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People

Green, Norvin, 1818-1893 Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867 Record, G. L.

Organizations

Confederate States of America--Nitre and Mining Bureau Mosell's Stable (Miss.)Robinson & Company (Miss.)Telegraph Company Telegraph Company--South-Western Telegraph Company (Ky.)

Occupations

Commercial agents

Places

Kentucky Kentucky--Jefferson County. Louisville Mississippi--Madison County. Canton

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South-Western Telegraph Company.

THE PUBLIC are notified, that in order to guard against mistakes in the transmission of messages, every message of importance ought to be repeated, by being sent back from the station at which it is to be received to the station from which it is originally sent. Half the usual price for transmission will be charged for repeating the message, and while his company will, as heretofore, use every precaution to ensure correctness, it will not be responsible for mis-takes or delays in the transmissions or delivery of repeated messages, beyond an amount exceeding two hundred times the amount paid for sending the message; nor will it be responsible for mistakes or delays in the transmission of unrepeated messages, from whatever cause they may arise, nor will it be responsible for delays arising from interruptions in the working of its Telegraphs, nor for any mistake or omission of any other Company, over whose lines a message is to be sent to reach the place of destination.

All messages will hereafter be received by this Company for transmission, subject to the above conditions.

N. GREEN, Pres't, Louisville, Ky.

June 6 1862

By Telegraph from Canton 6 1862
To Gov Pettus

I learn that at Robinson & Co^s, and at Mosells Stable price at Mississippian Office agent, there is plenty of Iron

G. L. Record

21 Collect

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G. L. Record in regard to iron

June 1862