ANSWER TO INTERROGATORIES.
Interrogatory No. 1:—What is your name, age, residence and nativity; and if you state that you now live in Mason county, Texas, then state how long you have lived there and how long have you been in Texas?
Answer to Interogatory No. 1:—My name is John O. Meusebach, as naturalized in Texas in 1845. Became a citizen of the United States by annexation. My age is 81½ years; residence Loyal Valley, Mason county, Texas. Nativity, kingdom of Prussia. Lived in Loyal Valley since 1869, and in Texas since 1845. Since 1869 I have been ruined three times by elementary forces, by water, tornado, and fire; three times by accidents, by breaking left foot, right arm, and by rupture, and a periodical swelling of feet makes it impossible for me to leave my house or room since about two years. I mention these personalities in order to explain why I cannot hunt up testimony or documents outside of my house, nor trust to my memory with absolute certainty as to facts and events which happened nearly half a century ago. Still I base my answer to interrogatories mostly on such printed or other documents, which I consider official, so far as I could get hold of them. If incomplete, the fault must be ascribed to circumstances, if incorrect, the authors are responsible.
Interrpgatory No. 2:—Do you know anything about the German Emigration Company? If yes, state all you know about its origin, its existence, and its connections with Fisher's and Miller's Colony.
