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Benjamin F. Bunker correspondence with Union Pacific Railroad, 1864-1869
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192 WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH CO. PRINCIPAL OFFICE, TELEGRAPH BUILDINGS, 134 BROADWAY, COR. LIBERTY ST., NEW-YORK. Auxiliary Offices, St. Nicholas Hotel, Astor House, No. 33 Pearl St. and Hudson River R. R. Depots. TERMS AND CONDITIONS ON WHICH MESSAGES ARE RECEIVED BY THIS COMPANY FOR TRANSMISSION. 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 mistakes or delays in the transmission or delivery of repeated messages beyond an amount exceeding five 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 interruption 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. ANSON STAGER, Gen'l Superintendent. 2 J. H. WADE, President. To H C Crane From [Hudson?] Dated 7 13 William St Rec'd Oct 7 1865 PM Send notices to Railwa[y] Bureau of monthly meeting next Wednesday see minute Book in my safe 16 Hu 58 pd B. F. Bunker
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192 WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH CO. PRINCIPAL OFFICE, TELEGRAPH BUILDINGS, 134 BROADWAY, COR. LIBERTY ST., NEW-YORK. Auxiliary Offices, St. Nicholas Hotel, Astor House, No. 33 Pearl St. and Hudson River R. R. Depots. TERMS AND CONDITIONS ON WHICH MESSAGES ARE RECEIVED BY THIS COMPANY FOR TRANSMISSION. 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 mistakes or delays in the transmission or delivery of repeated messages beyond an amount exceeding five 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 interruption 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. ANSON STAGER, Gen'l Superintendent. 2 J. H. WADE, President. To H C Crane From [Hudson?] Dated 7 13 William St Rec'd Oct 7 1865 PM Send notices to Railwa[y] Bureau of monthly meeting next Wednesday see minute Book in my safe 16 Hu 58 pd B. F. Bunker
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