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owns any thing he likes to feel it is his own &
no one's else. that is the reason that want the 
land to be his & to leave it to their children.
You know & so do we that some of us will not live
very long.  We will soon be going to the other world.
We ask this for our children.  For some years we
have been trying to get title for our lands but
we have never heard from the Gov't.  A little 
while ago I heard what the Pres't said in his
message & it seemed as tho he was giving us a
cup of cold water when I was very thirsty.  We 
have not the strength to do all