Description: 1916 Postal Telegraph-Cable Company Letter Vernon Starrington Father Dying Paper Image to text translation, not fully accurate:ALL MESSAGES TAKEN BY THIS COMPANY ARE SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TERMS.To guard against mistakes of delays, the sender off the stage should order it REPEATED; that is, telegraphed back tethe origing once for comparison. For this, one hathe Postguiar rate is charged in addition. It is agreed between theof the message written on the face hereof and they Telegraph-Cable Company, that said Company shall not besetider of the messas delays in the transmission or deliver det for non-delivery, of any UNREFEATED message, beyond thetiable for mistake for sending the same; nor for mistakes for lays in the transmission or delivery, or for non-delivery of anyamantiage beyond ifty times the sum receivedng of sending the same, unless specially insured, nor in any case forREPEATED unavoidable interruption in the workingout its lines, or for errors in cipher or obscure messages. And thisCompany, is hereby made the agent of the sender, without liability, to for error in ciphressage over the lines of any otherCompany when necessary to reach its destination.Correctness in the transmission of messages to any point on the lines of the Company can be INSURED by contract inwriting, stating agreed amount of risk, and payment of premium thereon at the following rates, in addition to the usualcharge for repeated messages, viz: one per cent, for any distance not exceeding 1,000 miles, and two per cent, for any greaterdistance.No responsibility regarding messages attaches to this Company until the same are presented and accepted at one of itstransmitting offices; and if a message is sent to such office by one of this Company's messengers, he acts for that purpose asthe agent of the sender.Messages will be delivered free within the established free delivery limits of the terminal office. For delivery at agreater distance a special charge will be made to cover the cost of such delivery.This Company will not be liable for damages in any case where the claim is not presented in writing, within sixty daysafter the message is filed for transmission. In any event, this Company is not to be held liable for any loss, or damage, orfor delay, or detention, or errors caused by storms or action of the elements, or other acts of God, or by civil or militaryauthority, or by insurrections, riots, rebellions, or dangers incident to time of war, or by the unlawful acts of individuals.This is an UNREPEATED Message and is delivered by request of the sender under the conditions named above.No employee of this Company is authorized to vary the foregoing.NIGHT MESSAGES AT REDUCED RATES.MONEY ORDERS BY TELEGRAPH. Ruler(s) not included in sale. *Please see the photos for the condition and more details. Writing on item packages such as pricing or condition is most likely old and out of date, so please ignore it. *Any weights or measurements are approximate
Price: 7.99 USD
Location: Mishawaka, Indiana
End Time: 2024-11-27T15:42:17.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0.69 USD
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
