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Lir Norf ,.n.;judge it iin -misoion. in 1896.fqr .92 we ire -mncerned in 1896, at the time re filethe app1ication in this cane, the owe on trial, we filedrith the papers, in that case i 1606, rt motion to corpelthe :production of thee Doers; we lid all we could; ifthey were 11•t proluted it certainly is not our fault. and...out not be chrd ri::T.rtin;7t 2s. Vie did all '7,fe could,Now ., re have never beet able to locate them at any time;we 11,[otir that the office Inv been destroyel nxvil ilcontcntr. We tin- mircient to int1:7oduce secondaryevidence s; The point we 1.:n3e is this' to be i.,,,unetet evidencein th.iJ: Court it murt Lave been made competent it 1896thc certificate itself howe that the office •nrild record s weredestroyed in 1683, o..everal yerlrz 7.1,f'itor 19C, ile couldprof now this care in V -ir, ray any 1..:'..xDre tllinhe ...01,413. 77 -1,y inf5tractrA Pnt to have an affidavittrp..e 3tild filed t ccuie !Ind he fRilei to do it !Indwe cmot now fini it. aotever took pl.T.:!;e in this cane,•nlict have taken .p11.6, in 1896.The Attorney's positiot ii that he has done ever ycould to procure the affilAvitn. but the question In, are theyc .Ympetent at 9.11 1 don't think they are ootpetent. In thfirt place I lwi't see how you couli nrove it in this wayfrom the founition that you have laid; in the r7econiplace if you 7/11,,., the affidavits here a0,d they were takenin a different prooeelif I do :.ot nee how you could optthem in this case s Thin Court has held that where tLe
tl.en prior to juo:c the Act of j'ae 10,in ti s proceeding, riot just arly procecinp,:, Pndfuel with the Comin!lion rtni plosci on b y the Comdssiomth-t this Court will consider them. Of course, we couldnot ler.*to'l t t without the iut ... rity di ite1the stqttc.tar. No mann; Are you rel.,,ted ii ily --rty to the Frazer Iviiy of Cho:ArmIrdi ruasA.- I lave been un tl.at I -, rn.Q.- Are they f.11 or mixe .1 bloods?A.- I uaderst.val they -Ire 1'111 bloolz.Cornich; Ve object to the riuerctinn nd nrinrer, it seeks to eFAlblirliby Le9r my, 112ool rael rci ni status.Nort,r11;Q.- In the 3nne which you f iled with the In 1 im V:ent iid youintro luce alny affidrwits or evidence from ft full blood InlinnCruzpbell FrIrler?A - N, sir, re took 1i1r4Q.- You ri/ci hi eodtioni?A. - No, rir, tye 4,,00k hi c! to
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JuleA. '""Did they reduce his bond?
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A I s d, he lived in our nei ; 1-sa
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sir. He rrotr, back to find out, bu
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couli not tell exac- erc., 9.1").Y
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A.- Fulton County,,Q. Uf courre you
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A.- Me InU n Tribe.Q.- You un',erst
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C ross Examination,Q.- Who was your
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you started directly rlymy from 'wh
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C:Too B ewer,a witness called by th
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Q.- ere you ever married?A. - rC.-
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Newt Askew, et/William quint Askew,
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a certain instrament in writing now
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slegt with them zu4 slept with thwm
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Waich one Of the Askews did you eve
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ace of people they were decended?,
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q. What Askews did you roler to as
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tosayc,9C, Was he looked.' upon arl
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I ao rot,. 40. Do you know who hin
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Newt Askew 2 at al,1r3. No, 1.Choc
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IN TIM CHO:: T AVT LTD HiCKAAW ,1 I
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e -rAitled to enrollment as such ci
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SPENCER B. ADAMS, CHIEF JUDGE.WALTE
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SUMMONS.United States of America,IN
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SUMMONS.United States of America,IN
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INDE X.List of applicants to Dawes
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IN RE CITIZENSHIP CLAIM, APPLICATIO
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401k:all one sixteenth Choctaw Indi
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IN THE MATTER OF THE CITIZENSHI: CL
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justice to them and their husbands,
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ATTIDAVI - OF WILLIAM QUINT AITATI.
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Subscribed and sworn before me this
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.01W.(Signed) Willis Howell.Sworn t
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AFFIDAVIT OF ELIZA ASKigi.In re Cit
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