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Testimony of Witness, Granville Chesnut, page 1

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[stamp] Mar 12 1913 4-369 a Form approved by the Secretary of the Interior November 14, 1908. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR HOMESTEAD ENTRY U. S. LAND OFFICE Cheyenne. No. [blank] Receipt No. 01119 04344 FINAL PROOF. TESTIMONY OF WITNESS. QUESTION 1. What is your full name, age, and post-office address? ANSWER. Granville R. Chesnut- age 58 years, post-office Torrington, Wyoming. QUESTION 2. (a) How long have you known the claimant in this case and the NW¼ Section 27, Township 26 N, Range 60 W, 6th princ. Meridian, the land embraced in Homestead Entry, No. 01119, made at the Cheyenne, Land Office? and additional entry #04344 for S ½ SW ¼ Sec. 22, E ½ NE ¼ Sec. 28 Township 26 N. Range 60 W. 6th princ M. ANSWER. since the fall of 1908- (b) Is claimant married? ANSWER. Yes- QUESTION 3. Is said tract within the limits of an incorporated town, or used in any way for trade or business? ANSWER. No.- QUESTION 4. (a) When did claimant settle upon the homestead? ANSWER. Spring of 1909- (b) At what date did claimant establish actual residence thereon? ANSWER. In the Spring of 1909 (c) Have claimant and family resided continuously on the homestead since thus establishing residence thereon? ANSWER. Yes- (d) Have claimant and family ever been absent from the homestead since thus establishing residence thereon? ANSWER. No.- (e) If there have been any such absences, give the dates covered by such absences, stating who was absent and for what reason. ANSWER. No absences-

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