Transcription: Dear Sir Mr B F Kendall you Pleas Muster the Militia of district No 1 on the 20 of July next if it should out you power to do so pleas get some other person to attend you call court marsall and adjourn untill cant in course. I am going off to school and do not known when I shall get back and I want to be at the next Muster so you will pleas tell them if they here nothing more from us the next will be on third Saturday of November tell them if we to Muster before then we will advertise it you will commee at the appointed at 10 oclo June 20th 1853 Truly Yours Jno. Randle