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[[underlined]] Report to Comm'n & Speeches of Counsel. [[/underlined]]

people, and they often expressed their approbation and appreciation of this method by saying:  "You treat as men, and make us feel that we stand as men, we are men [[strikethrough]] feel [[/strikethrough]] strong upon our land, and will [[strikethrough]] now [[/strikethrough]] to forward fearing no one."

[[strikethrough]] The certificates issued in 1871 had been very carefully preserved, and are herewith [[/strikethrough]]  According to the [[?]] schedule furnished me by the Indian Office returned, 331 certifictes were issued [[strikethrough]] and all are accounted for as follows [[/strikethrough]] to the [[?numbers]] in 1871 of these [[?]] 297 [[strikethrough]] are accounted for as follows [[/strikethrough]] & 34 were cancelled by sale by many lawyers in objecting to the office acting of

230 returned left with the Indians [[strikethrough]] destroyed [[/strikethrough]] the remaining 67 [[strikethrough]] have [[/strikethrough]] were all accounted for thus [[?having]] very [[?]] by fire or flood [[strikethrough]] each one [[/strikethrough]] by [[strikethrough]] the burning of houses, or loss by flood [[/strikethrough]] accident mislaid.  As far as possible the regard shown these papers [[strikethrough]] was [[/strikethrough]] has been fully respected, the [[strikethrough]] have [[/strikethrough]] principal portion has been allotted to the same parties their descendents or near relatives.  [[strikethrough]] The remaining were either not claimed, undesired, or were contested.  About about 25 were [[/strikethrough]]  Unalloted  There were several pieces of land contested in each  [[strikethrough]] land  In the latter [[/strikethrough]] instance the trouble grown out of the taking and improving of the land by [[strikethrough]] one [[/strikethrough]] party with or without the knowledge of the holder of the