Lot 726
Deseret Telegraph Company - First Message Ever Sent. Printed Broadside, 8½" x 5½", headed "Deseret Telegraph Company. First Message Ever Sent Over The Deseret Lines. Great Salt Lake City, Utah Terr., December 1st, 1866." The message from Brigham Young was sent to "President Lorin Farr, and Bishop Chaucey W. West, Odgen, and the Saints in the northern country who gave up freely when called upon" and dedicated "to the Lord God of Israel, whom we serve, and for the building up of His Kingdom, praying that this and all other improvements may contribute to our benefit and the glory of God…." Printed below the first message is the "Answer to First Message Sent by President Brigham Young," datelined "Ogden, U., December 1st, 1866" congratulating Young "as the great mover of this enterprise…." Fine except for one small edge tear, one small pinhole and two scuff marks.
Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,800.
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