John M. Palmer to Thomas E. Bramlette

Accession Number

KYR-0001-004-2151

Document Genre

Repository

Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives

Collection

Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's official correspondence file, petitions for pardons, remissions, and respites 1863-1867

Item Location

BR14-379

Place of Creation

Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky

Date of Creation

21 August

Dates Mentioned

--08-21

WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY.

No. 1.] Terms and Conditions on which this and all Messages are Received by these Companies Respectively.

In order to guard against and correct as much as possible some of the errors arising from atmospheric and other causes appertaining to telegraphy, every important messasge should 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 will be charged for repeating the message, and while this Company in good faith will endeavor to send messages correctly and promptly, it will not be responsible for our errors or delays in the transmission or delivery, nor for the non-delivery of repeated messages, beyond two hundred times the sum paid for sending the message, unless a special agreement for insurance be made in writing, and the amount of risk specified on this agreement, and paid at the time of sending the message. Nor will the Company be responsible for any error or delay in the transmission or delivery, or for non-delivery, of any unrepeated message, beyond the amount paid for sending the same, unless in like manner specially insured, and amount of risk stated hereon and paid for at the time. No liability is assumed for errors in cipher or obscure messages; nor is any liablity assumed by this Company for any error or neglect by any other Company over whose lines this message may be sent to reach its destination, and this Company is hereby made the agent of the sender of this message to forward it over the lines extending beyond those of this Company. No agent or employee is allowed to very these terms, or make any other or verbal agreement, nor any promise as to the time of performance, and no one but a Superintendent is authorized to make a special agreement for insurance. These terms apply through the whole course of this message on all lines by which it may be transmitted.

Aug 21 186[ ]
To Hon T. E. Bramlette
By Telegraph from H. Q. Louisville
Gov of Ky

Will you oblige me by respiting for twenty Timothy King a soldier who was sentenced to death by the Circuit Court Jefferson County. Hon E. B Muir presiding

I will write You by first mail
Jno M Palmer
Maj Genl

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