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had sir, I .think WUu. straiht„ lie was pretty near baad„Q. Was he or notof neer() extraction? A. There was never a suspiciona6 far as I know that there was a drop of negro blood in the old Lentleman., I never heard that question raised until recenlay ,Do you LLow whothe or not the attorneys of the Choctaw and Chicasawnation or any or who has bean employed has been trying to leavethe impression that he was of ne5ro extraction? A, I don't know sir,C. Have you over heard Aaron Askew or any menter Of his family statewhat they were; what particular tribe they were decended from?A. If I have I have no reuolection what it iS •, ad you know any of the children of Aaron Askew? A, Yes sir.q. What boys of his did you know? A„ I knewMerle and Moss personallynever knew Tom but heard him spoken of' as a brother,C;, Do you know any of Tom's children? A. I know oorL that arereputed to be the children o, Tom Askc •MAt them, A. Co.inton t Washington, Newton, and Mary. They areall that I ever knew that are spoken of as the children of Tom Askew,Q, Do you know whether or not, Aaron Askew was generally undecstoodto be, by the people who knew him, to be an indian? A, He was soconsidered,Defendants object to both question and answer, Objectionsustained by judge Foote,Exception as before taken as to the ruling of the court,Cross Examination,By Mr, RichardsonMt, Thigpen, when did you first become acquainted with Aaron Askew?'A, Well 2ir, I suppose that it was about 50 years ago that I knewAaron Askew,Q. Do you know where he came from to this cotinty? A. I ato not air,Q„ Do you know who his father was? A. I o not,(),, Do you know who his mother was? A4 I do not,Do you know of any brothers or sisters of his who lived in thiscounty? 144 I do not, If he had any relations in this county outside• af his - mi.,I know it not*