Telegram from John W. Balfour to Jones S. Hamilton; May 13, 1862

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Telegram from John W. Balfour to Jones S. Hamilton; May 13, 1862

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Balfour, John W.Green, Norvin, 1818-1893 Hamilton, Jones S.

Military Units

Confederate States of America. Army Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Battalion, 6th (Balfour's)

Places

Kentucky--Jefferson County. Louisville Mississippi--Hinds County. Jackson Mississippi--Lauderdale County. Meridian

Telegram from John W. Balfour to Jones S. Hamilton; May 13, 1862

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 this company will, as heretofore, use every precaution to ensure correctness, it will not be responsible for mis-takes or delays in the transmission 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 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.

Jackson May 13 18612

By Telegraph from Meridian 13 18612
To Co^l J S Hamilton

If you Can Send me two Companies that will go all right do so

John W. Balfour
Lt Co^l

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