RLB119@aol.com wrote: > > ...The claim of the Choctaws and Cherokees were to the lands along the banks > and to the center of the Arkansas River. These rich bottom lands had been > used by > farmers for many years for free. > Doug > > Ah, this is all very interesting. I was researching the Robersons of Indian > Territory and found an E.C. Roberson on the Choctaws' 1882 intruder list. His > address was listed as Fort Smith, Arkansas, and he had been there 25 years. I > wondered if he lived in Fort Smith and farmed in the Territory. Now I wonder > if the Fort Smith homestead itself was in question. Any ideas? where did you find the intruders list? if you have easy access can you check for eldridges? thanks, steven r eldridge