Those who went to Oklahoma at that time were. of course. not to be clasified as Mississippi Choctaws in any instance. There were others who went after the first emigration. ill 185. but I do not characterize them as Mississippi Choctaws. Those whoin I have in mind are the Indians who are in Mississippi now. and their alleged descendants in the State of Alabama. and extending as far west as California. 1 had a letter from some gentleman in New York yesterday stating that his father was a Choctaw in 1830. or his grandfather. or his greatgrandfather. and he thought he ought to come in under the Senators amendment. and I understand there are some 40.000 claimants.
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