joseph , who had not told the village official that he was less than 21 when he file for a homestead claim , did not consider that he had performed anything dishonest . still , someone who knew that he was 19 years old could take his claim over from him .
Bernard, who had not told the government official that he was less than 21 when he filed for a homestead claim, did not consider that the government official had done anything dishonest.