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delivered to you and is to correspond with the rolls of several companies & three fair copies thereof are to be returned to you with the copies and originals of the company rolls. _ As soon as you receive the rolls of a regiment at the muster of which, I am present, you will examine them, correct the mistakes & certify them & delivery them to me, to be reexamined and abratracted._

Where the muster is compleated without my presence, you will (?) the fairest copy of such (?) rolls to me, without indorsment, to be by me abstracted, indorsed and forwarded to the Board of Treasurey. The rolls are not to be folded & indorsed or filed by the Muirs till they are examined by me and returned._ Many other (?) may arise which cannot be foreseen, & therefore no directions can now be given about them. In such cases, you will exercise your own good judgement and discretion, & if at any time you are at at a loss how to act, I will be happy in solving your (?) and giving you any further directions.

Sam (?)

To Lewis Sewell D.M.Mas

N.B. I purpose to superintendent the muster of all the divisions and is my direction (?) the (?) musters, you (?) officers. Yourself will so arrange the days of muster as not to interfere with such others._ (?) brigades to muster in one day._ The one at eight A.M. another at 3 P.M._ Yours (?)