form 8. half rate message.

the atlantic and pacific telegraph company will receive messages for the principal stations in the united states east of the mississippi river, to be sent during the night, at one half the usual rates, on condition that the company shall not be liable for errors or delay in the transmission or delivery, or for non-delivery of such messages, from whatever cause occurring, and shall only be bound in such case to return the amount paid by the sender.

no claim for refunding will be allowed, unless presented in writing within twenty days.

thomas t. eckert, president. d. homer bates, gen. sup’t, atlantic division, new york.

albert b. chandler, secretary. chas. a. tinker, gen. sup’t, central div’n, chicago.

r. p. hammond, gen. manager, pacific div’n, san francisco.

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number. sent by time. received by check.

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send the following message subject to the above terms which are agreed to. 187.

to Chas. L. Webster, K. Engraving Co.

104 Fulton st. New York.

TheyⒶemendation are not copyrighted.  , Anybody can use them, butⒶemendation if people have a right to use my name to advertise a body of rubbish which I did not write, I want to find it out. I won a trade mark suit in New York once, but I never expect to win a copyright suit anywhere. Osgood knows about the suit I won.