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Telegram:** Dated Astor House, NY; received at 1265 Broadway. Addressed to **Edward F. Lucas**, 668 1st Ave. Message (as read): *“Will you be at office at five thirty this evening answer Metropolitan Hotel.”* Signed **George T. French**. Printed heading lists connection with the Direct United States Cable and the Dominion Telegraph Company of Canada; officers include **Thomas T. Eckert**, President, and **Albert B. Chandler**, Sec’y and Treas’r.
**Envelope / slip:** Printed *Atlantic & Pacific Telegraph Company / PRINCIPAL OFFICE, 145 BROADWAY, N. Y. / Reduced Rates.* Handwritten to Edward F. Lucas, 668 1st ave; Charges **Paid**; notation **answer**.
**Condition:** Telegram has horizontal and vertical folds; light age toning; text clear. Envelope has a **significant tear / loss at the upper-right** (important — see photos); age yellowing. Smoke-free home.
Please message with questions. Smoke-free home.
