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Q.- e was a citizen of the State of Alabama:•A.- e2s he was.Q.- he owned land?A.- Yes,Q .- How rruch lqnd did he ou ,n?don't recollect.Q.- How old were you when he flied?A.- Seven or ei yen.rf,, y be nine.Q. - You have been at hir . horueA.- Yes,11111-.1.-1,t was about ei tt,--t or nine Liles from Florence:"A.- Yes, sir. More than that, about 12 or lb rni es .Q,- tour father Illerrin Askew move to lexas in 1332, ri ;;htabout Iere, and then after he lived in Ter-,smovel to the Choctaw Nation and nut in a claim?A.- lie, never stayed in lex-.s (-mite a year?Q.- Council rejected the claim?A.- No, sir,And he tok an lrYneal to the In•1i Ant?A.- That w s becaue we nev r --rt a decision .`,,ouncil lid not admit him?A.- 140,0.- qTen w-ts take_i to the United :!tates Indian Ant?A.- Yes,Q.- And there were admittcl by the United States Indian MentYes, sir.Q.- Where w'is your father's residence when he apnlied to theCou;.cil for arimission?A.- 4 was living chyle to Denton tom, in a mile of Dento.d.Q.- in this Territory?A.- No, sir, in Texas.--1