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Hello,

In these two pages Carl Steif was granted two years of leave to go to America and was also free of military drills until the end of November 1874, but in case of mobilization he had to return to the army immediately. When returning to Europe or when moving to a non-European seaside country by the Black Sea or Mediterranean Sea his leave will expire and he should immediately return to his unit.

My suggestion for a transcript:

Der Wehrmann Carl Steif
erhält hiermit durch Verfü-
gung des Kgl: Commands
der 20. Infanterie
Brigade einen zwei-
jährigen Urlaub nach Ame-
rica, und zwar bis ultimo
November 1800 Vier und Sie-
benzig mit Dispensation von
den Uebungen, jedoch un-
ter beding der sofortigen
Rückkehr im Falle einer Mo-
bilmachung.
Bei der Rückkehr nach
Europa, oder bei Uebersiede-
lung in nicht Europäische kust-
enländer des Schwarzen
und Mittelländischen Meeres
erlöscht dieser Urlaub und
sol sich der g: Steif sofort wieder
verzumelden.
Schrimm den 6. November 1872
Kgl: Bezirks Command des
2. Bataillons (Schrimm)
2. Posenschen Landwehr Regements N:o 19.
Eleeling[?]
Oberst z. Rund[?] Bezirks Commandeur.

Regards,
Matt

Thank you again, horselydown86.

The suggested Georg Sneyle (in my second extract) seems to be the same as Jörgen Snoide in the muster roll of 1613 written by a Swedish clerk.

Also Thomas Segsworthe is now Tomas Saghuortt.

In the Swedish muster rolls at that time even the first names of the foreign soldiers were often "translated": James was Jacob, Georg was Jörgen/Jorgen, John was Johan, Teage was Täggh.

Regards,
Matt

Thanks, philipsearching.

What about the following four soldiers of gentle?:
The second one looks like "Thomas Barnet", but the others are too difficult for a newbie in reading secretary hand.

Regards,
Matt