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[[large X over text]] To the Honorable Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Sir: I have the honor herewith to submit the report of my work in allotting the Omaha Indians in severalty upon their lands, according to the Act of Congress approved August 7, 1882. On May 12th 1883 I arrived on the Omaha Reservation and began preparations at once to carry out the work in the manner which my knowledge of the people led me to believe would be of most benefit to them in the future, and, also give them an insight into the forms and obligations of our modes of proceedure in business. To this end I was soon camped amongh the people, to whom I was no stranger, and who gathered about me in daily increasing numbers. The Omahas have inhabited the region of their Reservation for many generations [[/large X over text]]