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[[underlined]] Ma-ha-wa-the - Richard Robinson [[/underlined]] Has certificate No. 257 issued Mar. 27, 1871 N.W. 1/4 of Section 26, Township 25, North, of Range 9. Post 6 [[?principal]] [[?Mereden]] in [[?Set.]] 160 acres Signed E.S. Parker. Built house [[?first/part]] on land in [[?diameter]] [[strikethrough]] Broke land [[/strikethrough]] 1878 Broke land 4 yrs. ago. 5 acres - put in 10 bush. to date used Govt [[?open]] & plan. [[strikethrough]] reaped [[/strikethrough]] 50 bush. planted [[?]] [[?]] water-melon 1879 Added 5 acres, had 10 acres. Wheat & little corn. Used his ponies & Agent [[?]] raised 100 bush, water-melon 1880 Added 8 acres 18 acres Wheat, pumpkin, corn, onion &