West Union Va
Doddridge Co Va
April 22nd 1862.
H. J. Samuels
Adj General Va.
Dear Sir:
Enclosed please find certificatis [sic] of the Election of Thomas Bond Captain, and Thomas Freeman Second Lieutenant, in the 180th Regiment. Please forward their Comm'd plans.
Your obt
Servant
Jacob Smith
Col 180th Reg [unreadable]
Transcription by Angela Mink, undergraduate student enrolled in Dr. Billy Joe Peyton's Fall 2010 "Introduction to Public History" at West Virginia State University