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& do not look into our welfare, & speak with the people.  The officers who are placed over us may say we are getting along well but I do not think so.  I think we could do better.  We wish that [[?]] no were employees.  We wish them all swept away.  We wish to stand as men.  We do not wish to [[strikethrough]] be he [[/strikethrough]] have our things in common.  We wish to pay for our things, & we wish to possess our own money and our property.

[[?Shu]] [[glorya]]

These people send a message by you.  When we first saw you, you told us 5 words.  You told us our land was our own no one