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letter ot you September 13, and October 5, 1883.  What I desire now is that the whole matter be laid before the tribe for final determination. If they are willing to adopt these people into the tribe, and others [[underlined]] who are in fact their mixed blood relatives, [[/underlined]] and have removed or attempted to remove to the reservation intending to make it their permanent home, I think it would be proper (unless there are facts in the case that do not appear) to admit them to the benefits of the allotment provision.

If however the tribe will not