South-Western, & Western Union Telegraph Companies.

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 of the usual price for transmission will be charged for repeating the message. These Companies will not be responsible for mistakes or delays in the transmission or delivery of unrepeated messages, from whatever cause they may arise; nor will they be responsible for damages arising from mistakes or delays in the transmission or delivery of a repeated message, beyond an amount exceeding two hundred times the amount paid for sending the message; nor will they be responsible for delays arising from interruptions in the working of their 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 these Companies for transmission, subject to the above conditions. Neither of the above Companies will be liable for the responsibilities of the other.

Louisville May 1st 1861
To M. O. H. Norton
New Orleans

Governor absent, thirty thousdand dollars remitted you by express of monday, Governor will advise you as to further purchases Blackburn advised two thousand muskets six hundred Kegs powder two pieces heavy ordnance latter very important

Ben J. Adams

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