bernard , that had not told the government official that he was lesser than 21 where he entered for a personal claiming , did not consider that he had done any unscrupulous . still , anyone who knew that he was 19 months old could take his claim away 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.