Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-09-25
Miscellaneous.
SALE OF CHOCTAw ORPHAN LANDS
IN MISSISSIPPI.
DEPARTMENT. orISrxR1oR,

IN MISSISSIPPI.
DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR,
once Of Indian Affairs, August 10, 1855.
| pUBLIC NOTICE Is hereby given, that the
Il several pieces or parcels Of land hereinafter
described, lying in the counties Of Talahatchie,
the State Of Mississippi, viii, at the times and
places designated, be exposed for sale in separats
quarter sections at public auction to the highest
bidder for cash, by commissioners to be appointed
| on behalf OF the Choctaw orphans by the govern
ment, as their trustee, under the provision Of the
9th clause Of the 18th article of the Choctaw treaty
Of 1890, viz:
On Monday, the I'd day of December, 1855, at
the court house door In Cofeeville, the following
| tracts In Yalobusha county:
All in toUsship tt0enty-thres (23) ofrangs eight
| (6) east.
All Of section thirty three 1887
twenty eight (2S)
The east half Of section twenty nine f29)
The northeast quarter section thirty one (31)
| The north half Of section thirty-two (32)
The whole Of section thirty-thTee (33,) and
The west half Of section thirty-f four (3i)
And, at the same time and place, the following
described tract in the adjoining range in BolirdT
| county, viz:
The south half Of section thirteen totonsip ttvea-
o. .y-stx (S6) range ssesa 90 ,csst.
| the court house door in Charleston, Taliahatehis
| county, the following described tracts Of land in
| said county, viz:
In township ttcsnty-forr (2i) range t,co (2) east
All Of sections three az ten (10,) and thirty
three (33)
The east half Of section four az
The southwest quarter OF section nine 10y
The north half and southwest quarter Of section
The west half Of section twenty-five (25)
The north half of section twenty-six t26)
The west half Of section twenty (2D
The northwest quarter Of section thirty (3i)
| and
The north half of the northwest quarter and
west half of the northeast quarter Of section thir-
ty six (36)
In toDnship twenty-five esq raags ttcO (2) east
an Of section twenty,seven en- twenty-eight
The northeast quarter Of section four az
The southwest quarter Of section TWENTY-FIVE
The southwest quarter Of section twenty.three
(23,) and
The east half Of section thirty (3O)
In township t,osnty-fOHr (2i) range three (3)
east.
The east half Of the northeast quarter of section
| two (2,) and
The northeast quarter Of section four4
In township t'csnty.frs C25,) range three 81
east.
The southwest quarter Of section fourteen Ql)
The southeast quarter Of section fifteen Q5)
The southwest quarter OF section twenty five
The southeast quarter of section twenty six (2s)
| (33,) and
The southwest quarter Of section thirty four (3i)
On Monday, the 18th day Of December, 1855, at
| the courthouse door in the town Of Lexington,
Holmes county, the following described tracts of
land in said county, viz:
In township sixteen (16,) range one U) 1cest
The west half of section fifteen 15) and
The west half and southeast quarter of section
twenty-five (22)
In township fifteen (15,) range one Q) rcest.
The southeast quarter of section twenty (2G)
On Saturday, the I'D of December, 1855, at the
court house door in the town Of Columbus, the
| following described quarter section of and in
LotoRdss county, viz:
The northwest quarter Of section twenty-five
| east W
Of the above described lands, seventy twoo quar-
ter sections were selected in 1881, at time when
some OF the best lands in the State were unoccu-
pied and Incorporated; and the other FIVE quar-
ter sections and one-eighh acre lot, or eighth of
| a section, have beenacquired in settlement from
debtors to the orphan fund The late commits
sioner to settle with debtors to that fund describes
the lands above offered for sale az being almost
without an exception rich and fertile well and ad-
vantageously located, many Of them considerably
improved" and as being ''laTgely enhanced in
value by the settlement, improvement, prosperity,
and excellent population OF the section IN which
| they lie," and "eminently adapted" for planting
purposes.
An appraisement Of these reserves showing
their value, and the minimum price at which
each tract respectively, may be sold, will be made
prior to the dates Of sale.
In cases where the purchaser or purchasers Of any
tract shall fail to comply with the terms of sale the
land purchased will be resold at his or their ex-
pense and risk.
The title to these lands Is believed to be indis-
Putable; but II, in any case, On adverse claim
shall be set up, the hight Of the orphans will be
defended by the government, as their guardian
The above sales will commence at the places
named at IL O'Clock OF each day, and continue I'M
| I'll the lands are all offered
CHARLES z. MIX,
Acting Commissioner.
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