[About May 1, 1825?]

The militia composing the upper Company on the Colorado are notified to meet at the home of R. Alley at Tuscasite on Saturday next for the purpose of electing a Captain in the place of Jesse Burnam whose term of service has expired.

The term for which the officers of the upper company on the Colorado were elected having expired the militia composing said company are notified to meet at the house of R Alley at Tuscsite on Saturday next for the purpose of electing a Captain one Lieut. . . . and two Sergeants to command said Company for the ensueing year.

[Stephen F. Austin.]