20 August 1882 • Elmira, N.Y. (MS, copy received: NPV, UCCL 02253)
form no. 1
the western union telegraph company.
109
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 sending the message.
this is an unrepeated message, and is delivered by request of the sender, under the conditions named above.
thos. t. eckert, general manager. norvin green, president.
number sent by rec’d by check
148 Ste O 26 pd
received at 599 broadway, n. y.
Aug 201882
dated Elmira NY 20
to Chas L Webster
658 Bway
May be you had better come up tonight and consult tomorrow morning on the bill. I shall have a guest to entertain tomorrow afternoon & night
☞ this telegram has just been received at the office in
cable office. 599 broadway. always open.
MS, copy received, Jean Webster McKinney Family Papers, Special Collections, NPV.
MicroPUL, reel 2.
See McKinney Family Papers in Description of Provenanceclick to open link.