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modes of thought. [[strikethrough]] and custom. [[/strikethrough]]  This difficulty was marked in regard to the rights of children [[strikethrough]] upon [[/strikethrough]] to their deceased parents' property, such claims being secondary to those of lateral relationships in Indian [[strikethrough]] custom [[/strikethrough]] society and also, [[strikethrough]] in in [[/strikethrough]] the absorbing of the wife's right to land in that of her husband's, it seeming unjust, to the Indian that the wife should not possess land distinctive from her husband, she being as responsible as he regarding the family.  These and other points [[strikethrough]] are now we made clear to the people [[/strikethrough]] according to our laws were made clear [[strikethrough]] to the people [[/strikethrough]] to a large portion of the people, and the intelligence thus gained will be of benefit in many ways in the near future.  After an allotment [[strikethrough]] was [[/strikethrough]] had been made the Indian was allowed some little time for justice thought & consultation [[strikethrough]] in the matter, [[/strikethrough]] as it was a rule laid down by me, that when [[strikethrough]] the [[/strikethrough]] an individual signed the paper of "Selection" the act was final, & could no longer be open to [[strikethrough]] be [[/strikethrough]] reconsideration.