This is to certify, : that in pursance [sic] of authority vested in me by [blank] to raise a regiment of [blank] Penna. Vols. for the service of the United States I appointed [blank] a [blank] of Co. [blank] Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, and I further certify that from the [blank] day of [blank] 186[blank], the date of his muster into the service of the United States, he recruited men for said company and regiment, and performed the services for which he claims pay.