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On the recordFebruary 17, 1890
This is said to be the unanimous wish of the Indians, and a distribution to the friendly Indians and their descendants only would now be very difficult, if not impossible.
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Ben Harrison
Republican · Indiana

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Message to Congress Reporting on the Lake Traverse Indian Reservation

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