Fairview Hancock County,
West Va. Nov. 27th 1864,
Adjt. Gen. West Va.
Dear Sir:
The following officers have been duly elected according to law in the 1st Regemient[sic] West Va Militia +Capt Anthony H. Thomas nie[?] C.B. Cooper assigned Robert Hill 2nd Lieut; William {#Hesoitt[?] 2nd Lieut Hancock Blues & Jonathan D {Cory 2nd Lieut Grant Riflemen[sic].
Respectfully Yours
James. Marshall
Adjt 1st Reg.. WVa Militia
#In vol Co. attached to Regt
Transcription by Jeffrie Carroll, undergraduate student enrolled in Dr. Billy Joe Peyton's Fall 2010 "Introduction to Public History" at West Virginia State University