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Show Thnt my father roared my mother and caused for to he educated of cuch education as was then afforded on the frontier, and afterwards when rlie had attained her majority, made hm- his wife; that Boo issue of said union was four children, named respectively Betsy Burdock, Alma Murdock, Edward burdock, and mysolA, ffranklyh Murdock; that Albert burdock, aforesaid, who is now enrolled asi a membor of tire Ute Tpibe, has often told mo th-t he was my mother'a brother, ard.since 1 attained the age of fifteen years 1 have had . couv-ra.otiers with various aged members of tho sri.d Ute Tribe of Indians, and with cpnvorsation with thorn as te my mothers nativity, I have been A.fen:od that ^ly. was of ti.o logy,;, red. I have always boon treated by the said Indians individually no one belonging to thorn orol of thomk T, -*:»•y •y Ykyj' 6 I - "A, -*;. F: That ray mother died at Heber- City, Utah, on cr about- the 13th ..day of November, A.I). IH-h-k, and that my father Ofed at Heber., City 'Utah, on er about the Ifith day of February, Ago. ISPP. That I havo heretofore made application to be enrolled as a member of the said Ute Tribe of Indians,' and that in conversation with tiie older- members, cf sold tribe, they lave almost unanimously signified their willingness to admit mo air n membor of their tribe hut many of tho younger Indians, owing es I verily believe to thy influence of interested white persons, havo opposed my enrollment or admission to the tribe. How i have a family cousin Ling of a. wife and three ol ilAm.-n my wife being a full blood white woman. jjhvonklyn Iurdook g' -.; Subscribed and mvorii to before mo tl~-.ii** tilth day of .Vvnanry 3 . ti . : ] <h V'^S' By commission expires on the heth lay of January, A,D. 1P]'1.V (ZEAL) . J. ha to) a A. 7a " u.l 1 Jo. A •;.:'"' A, Y.:g,v '3 . •' ' -" A' U" |