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| Title | Western Union Telegram to the Marquis de Mores |
| Date of Original | 1887-02-01 |
| Description | The message on this telegram is written in both English and French as well as being both printed and handwritten. |
| Subject (LCTGM) | Telegraph
Telegrams
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| Personal Name | Mores, Antoine Amedee Marie Vincent Manca de Vallombrosa, marquis de, 1858-1896
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| Organization Name | Western Union Telegraph Company
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| Location | Washington (D.C.)
New York (N.Y.)
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| Decade | 1880-1889
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| Item Number | TRMF-75 |
| Format of Original | Documents
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| Dimensions of Original | 13.5 x 20 cm |
| Transcription | "THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY. This company TRANSMITS and DELIVERS messages only on conditions limiting its liability, which have been assented to by the sender of the following messages. 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 the message is filled with the company for transmission. 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." - Printed on document. "136, paid, Recieved at 1227 BROADWAY, cor. 30th Street, NEW YORK. Feby 1 1887. Dated Washington, D.C.. To Marquis Mores. 13 E 2g. Lettre incomprehensible base proposee par compte repone? a engagements. Seilliere." - Handwritten on telegram. "THIS TELEGRAM HAS JUST BEEN RECEIVED AT 1227 BROADWAY WHERE AND REPLAY SHOULD BE SENT. CABLE OFFICE. ALWAYS OPEN." - Typed on telegram. |
| Notes | Title created by staff.
Creator unknown. |
| Repository Institution | Theodore Roosevelt Medora Collection
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| Repository Collection | Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation Collection
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| Credit Line | Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation (TRMF-75) |
| Rights Management | Copyright status unknown. |
| Ordering Information | Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation
Attn: Kinley Slauter
P.O. Box 198
301 5th Street
Medora, ND 58645
(701) 623-4444
kinleys@medora.com
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| Language | English; French; |
| Grant | NHPRC SNAP Grant 2009-2010 NAR10-RC-10062-09 |
| Digital ID | dmTRMF75 |
