Transcription Exercise
Transcribe this telegram. Include both the printed and handwritten text. There are several abbreviations. You can do Google searches to figure out what they stand for. Include the full text in [ ] after the abbreviation. There is no punctuation in the telegram. Use capitals where they appear in the text.

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Telegram from Abraham Lincoln to Major General Ord 1865
Annotate your transcription
Select one person other than Abraham Lincoln and one subject mentioned in the telegram to research. Do an Internet search and locate at least one source on each. Summarize your findings and add this information as footnotes to your transcription.
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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ejtu0HM8WS8KoaPA94Qs6xTFWNsFQCS4HhnVB9XXcLg/edit
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