Telegram from Sheriff James Travis to Lieutenant William Atwood; May 27, 1869

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Telegram from Sheriff James Travis to Lieutenant William Atwood; May 27, 1869

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Atwood, William Hartley, J. W.Mausey, J. N.Orton, William Palmer, O. H.Travis, James

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Jails

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Law Enforcement Law Enforcement--Sheriffs Military Role--Adjutants Secretaries

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Illinois--Macon County. Decatur Mississippi--Hinds County. Jackson

Telegram from Sheriff James Travis to Lieutenant William Atwood; May 27, 1869

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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 conditions printed thereon, which conditions have been agreed to by the sender of the follow-ing message
O. H. PALMER, Sec'y. [gap] 2 [gap] WILLIAM ORTON, Pres't.

Dated Decatur Ills May 27 1869

Received at Jackson May 27

To 1st Lt Wm Atwood Aaadj

Dear Sir— . J. W Hartley is now in Jail—Come immediately—

James Travis
Sheriff
Macon Co
by J N Mausey
Depty

11 J 269 Collect