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#2604: Willa Cather to George M. Stimson, October 17, 1929

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PATRONS ARE REQUESTED TO FAVOR THE COMPANY BY CRITICISM AND SUGGESTION CONCERNING ITS SERVICE WESTERN
UNION
CLASS OF SERVICE
This is a full-rate
Telegram or Cable-
gram unless its de-
ferred character is in-
dicated by a suitable
sign above or preced-
ing the address.
SIGNS
DL = Day Letter
NM = Night Message
NL = Night Letter
LCO = Deferred Cable
NLT = Cable Letter
WLT = Week-End Letter
NEWCOMB CARLTON, PRESIDENT J. C. WILLEVER, FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT The filing time as shown in the date line on full-rate telegrams and day letters, and the time of receipt at destination as shown on all messages, is STANDARD TIME. Received at 12 East 55th Street, New York THE QUICKEST, SUREST AND SAFEST WAY TO SEND MONEY IS BY TELEGRAPH OR CABLE NB 288 11=JAFFREY NHAMP2 17 148 P GEORGE L. STIMSON1= CARE ALFRED A. KNOPF3 730 FIFTH AVENUE=

PLEASE TELEPHONE ME SHATTUCK INN4 NINE OCLOCK TOMORROW MORNING IMPORTANT BUSINESS5=

WILLA CATHER. New copy jkt mailed 1929 OCT 17 PM 2 36 [illegible]