Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-10-09
SALE OF UHOcrAw ORPHAN LANDS
IN MISSISSIPPI.
DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR,
Once Of Indian Affairs August H. 1855


ONCE Of Indian Affairs, August -, 1855.
pUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given, that the
several pieces or parcels OF land hereinafter
described, lying in the counties Of Talahatchie,
falobusha, Holmes, Lowndes, and Bolivar, in
the State Of Mississippi, will, at the times and
places designated be exposed for sale IN separate
quarter sections at public auction, to the highest
bidder for cash, by commissioners to disappointed
ment, as their trustee, under the provision Of the
9Th clause Of the 10th article Of the Choctaw treaty
Of 1880, viz:
On Monday, the Sd day of December, 1855, at
tracts In Yalobusha county:
All in fotrnship ttcsnty-.hrse (23) of range eight
(S) east
All Of section thirty three (33)
The west half and southeast quarter Of section
The east half Of section twenty. nine (29)
The northeast quarter section thirty one (3)
The north half Of section thirty two 1927
The whole Of section thirty-three (33) and
The west half Of section thirty-four (5i)
And, at the same time and place, the following
described tract In the adjoining range in Bolivar
county, viz:
The south half Of section thirteen Township ttren-
ty-Siz (26) range seven (7) tcsst.
a. On Monday, TIE 10th day OF December, 1855, at
county, the following described tracts Of land In
said county, viz: tt..
In to,cnshtp t,osntyfour CAY range tro (2) sast.
All Of sections three az ten t1O,) and thirty
three (33)
The east half Of section four 4)
The southwest quarter Of section nine 10y
The north half and southwest quarter Of section
twenty-five (22)
The west half Of section twenty-five (25)
The north half Of section twenfy-six t96)
The west half Of section twenty-seven (27)
The northwest quarter Of section thirty-four (3i)
and af
The north half Of the northwest quarter and
west half ofthe northeast quarter Of section thir
ty SIX (36)
In township twenty-five (25) range ttpo (2) east
All Of section twenty seven (27,@ twenty eight
(2S) and twenty-nine coy
The northeast quarter Of section four ray
The southwest quarter Of section twenty
The southwest quarter of section twenty-three
(23) and
The east half Of section thirty (3O.)
4" township t'csnty-foxr CAY range three C3)
east.
All Of section three az
The east half OF the northeast quarter Of section
two q, and
The northeast quarter OF section four(
4" township f'rs"fy.frs C25,) range three (O
The southwest quarter Of section fourteen (14)
The southeast quarter Of section fifteen Q5)
The southwest quarter Of section twenty five
The southeast quarter Of section twenty six (2G)
The southeast quarter Of section thirty-three
ca and
The southwest quarter Of section thirty four f3i
On Monday, the 18th day Of December, 1855, at
the court door in the town Of Lexington
Holmes county, the following described tracts of
land in said county, viz:
In township siztsen (16,) range one (1) ,csst
The west half of section fifteen (15) and
The west half and southeast quarter Of section
twenty-five C2)
In totcnsAip fifteen (15,) range one ~ ,csst
The southeast quarter of section twenty Io.N
On Saturday, the 22d of December, 1856 at the
court house door in the town Of Columbus, the
Following described quarter section Of and in
The northwest quarter Of section twenty-five
(22,) township nineteen 49, range seventeen (i7)
east W
OF the above described lands. seventh. t,voopa-.
ter sections Were selected in 1891, at time when
some OF the best lands in the State were unoccu-
pled and unapproPriated; and the other Ave quar-
ter sections and one-eighth acre lot, eighta Of
section, have been acquired in settlement from
debtors 10 the orphan fund The late commits.
soner to settle w tn debtors to that fund describes
the lands above offered for sale as being almost
without an exception rich and fertile well and adj
located, many Of them considerably
improved" and as being "laFgely enhanced IN
value by the settlement, Improvement, prosperity,
and excellent population of the section IN which
purposes.
An appraisement Of these reserves showing
their value, and the minimum price at which
ea 1 tract res Pectiyciy may be sold, will be made
In cases where the purchaser or purchasers Of any
tract shall fail 10 CON ply with the terms Of sale the
land purchased will be resold al his or their ex-
pense and risk.
The title to these laads is believed TO be indis-
putable; but If, In any case, an adverse claim
shall be set up, the right 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 o. each day, and continue IN
IL the lands are I'll offered.
CHARLES E. MIX,
Acting Commissioner.
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