The document is a legal template. It was sent by the State of Maryland to the Sheriff of St. Mary's County demanding that Mortimer Smith attend court because he did not act as a witness for "Ino J. H. Setheren up. Ino K Key."
Judge Thomas H. Bowie signed as a witness to the document on March 22nd, 1852. The clerk, James T. Blakiston, signed the document on the 24th, when the document was issued. A handwritten note on the back of the paper reiterates that Mortimer Smith is to be attached.