The State of Missouri, To Israel R Henly [Hendley]—— Greeting. That sitting aside alll manner of excuse and delay, you be and appear in proper person before the Judge of our Circuit Court on the first day of day of July Term next to be held on the first Monday in July at the Town of Columbia, within and for the county of . Then and there to testify and the truth to speak in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our said Court, wherein the State of is plaintiff and Maurice [Morris] Phelps are defendants on the part of the defendants and that you fail not at your peril, and that you the have then and there this writ.

Witness , Clerk of our said Court at Columbia 11th day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine and of the Independence of the the 63 and of the State of the 19th