In Compliance with an order from Coln Stephen F. Austin for the Elexion of a Captain and Lieutenant; an Elexion was held at the house of James Cummins Alcalde of the River Colorado on the 15th May 1824

Captain Lieutenant Names of Voters. J. Burnam R Alley Hadden Dewees __________________________________________________________________________ James Tumlinson 1 - - 1 E. Ratliffe 2 - - 2 John Demoss 3 - 1 3 J. Robinson 4 - 1 4 N. Whiting 5 1 - 5 L. Tumblinson - 2 - 6 A. Tumlinson 6 3 2 - J. Tumlinson jr. 7 - 3 - Thos M Duke 8 - 4 - Abrm Alley 9 - 5 - J. McNair 10 - 6 - John Tumlinson 11 - 7 - John Toval 12 - 8 - Jose Maria Liga 13 - 9 - Hacintho Martinez 14 - 10 - J. Burnum 15 - 11 - J. Haddin 16 - 12 - W. Dewees 17 - 13 - R. Alley - - 14 - Thomas Grey - - - - 17 3 14 6 ___________________________________________________________________________

The Elexion being held Jesse Burnam was duly Elected Captain and John Haddin Lieutenant witness Colorado 15th [May] 1824

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Thos M. Duke [Rubric] Clerk

James Cummins Thomas Williams Judges