Scudamore to Holland (Assistant Under-Secretary)
General Post Office, London,
25th April 1871
Sir,
With reference to your letter of the 18th instant I beg leave to inform you that the telegram to which you refer was correct when handed over to the Anglo-American Telegraph Company by this Department and I have, therefore, referred your letter to the Secretary of that Company and on receipt of his reply a further communication shall beaddressedManuscript image addressed to you.
I am,
Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
F.I. Scudamore
Minutes by CO staff
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Mr Herbert
Wait further information.
CC 26/4
At once.
RGWH Ap 26/71
See subsequent Post Office 5064 May 23, 1871.