bernard , who had not told the administration official that he was less than 21 before he applied for a homestead claim , did not consider that he had done anything disingenuous . still , everybody who knew that he was 19 years old could take his title 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 Bernard had done anything dishonest.