Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-11-20
SALE OF CHOCTAW ORPHAN LANDS
In MISSISSIPPI.
DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR,

Ofice of Indian Affairs, August 10, 1855 {
DUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given, that the
L 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 be appointed
Oh behalf of the ChOCtaw orphans by the govern
ment, az their trustee, under the provision of the
9th clause of the 18th article Of the Choctaw treaty
Of 1880, viz:
On Monday, the Sd day Of December, 1855. at
the court house door in COfeeyille, the following
tracts In Yalobusha county:
All in township t,csnty-three (s3) Orange eigh,
(S) east.
All Of section thirty three C33)
The west half and southeast quarter Of section
tWenty-eight (9S)
The east half Of section twenty nine coy
The northeast quarter section thirty-one (3ll
The north half of section thirty-two (32)
The whole OF section thirty-three (33O and
The west half Of section thirty-four (3i)
And, at the same time and place, the following
described tract in the adjoining range in 5 olirar
county, viz:
The south half Of section thirteen township tysn-
ty-StI (26) range ,erSs "a tcsst
On Monday, TIE 10th day Of December, 1855, at
the court house door in Charleston. TdEEdhatchis
county. the following described tracts of land in
said county, viz:
In Township tWsnty- four (2D range t,co (a) east
All of sections three a. ten (lO,) and thirty
three (33)
The east half Of section four H)
The southwest quarter Of section nine (9l
The north half and southwest quarter Of section
twenty-five (22)
The west half of section twenty-five (25)
The north half Of section twenty-six j2j)
The west half Of section twenty-seven (2.)
The northwest quarter of section thirty -four (3D
and
The north half Of the northwest quarter and
west half Of the northeast quarter OF section thir-
ty six (3)
In tornshtp twenty-five (25,) range two o. east
All Of section twenty-Seven en- twenty eight
(ael and twenty-nine coy
The northeast quarter Of section four (4)
The southwest quarter OF section twenty-five
(s2l
The southwest quarter of section twenty-three
(23) and
The east hall Of section thirty (3o.)
In Township ''rsaty-forr C2D range thee %
east.
All Of section three 81
The east half Of the northeast quarter of section
two e. and
The northeast quarter CT section four ID
In tornship twenty-five C95,) range thru. 30
east.
fhe southwest quarter OF section fourteen (I4)
The southeast quarter Of section fifteen U5)
The southwest quarter OF section twenty ffyc
(25>
The southelai quarter OF section twenty six (.s)
The southeast quarter Of section thirty-tsre
(J3 and
The southwest quarter Of section thirty-four tJi)
On Monday, the 17th day OF December, 1885 al
the courthouse door in the town Of Lexington,
Holmes county, the following described tracts Of
land in said county. viz:
In tOtc|Ship sirtsen C0,) rage one ~ ,cesf
The west half of section afteen (l5) and
The west half and southeast quarter Of section
TWENTY-FIVE (a2l
In tOt"HshtP fftssA 80 range one ~ ,cett
The southeast quarter Of section twenty 800
Or saturday, the 29d of December, 1855, at the
couft house door in the town Of Columbus, the
n dor of anA an,
LOrnisS county, viz:
The northwest quarter OF section twenty-five
(29) township nineteen 49, range seventeen (I7)
east.
Of the above described lands seventy twonuar-
ter sections We're selected IN 1891, at a time when
some of the best lands in the State were unoccu-
pied and unappropriated; and the other five quar-
Ter sections and one-eighth acre lot. eighth Of
section, have been acquired in settlement from
debtors 10 the orphan fund The late commits
siOner to settle With debtors to that fund describes
the lands above offered for sale as being "a,Inost
without an exception rich and fertile, well and ad.
vantageoisly located, many Of them considerably
improved.' and as being largely enhanced in
value Dy the settlement, Improvement rc5parity
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 bS sold, will be made
prior to the dates Of sale.
In cases where the purchaser pure asers OF any
tract shall fail to ply with toe terms OF sale the
land purchased will De resOld a, his OF their ex-
penSe and risk.
The title to these lands Is believed TO be irdis.
putable; bat II, Ia any case, i.n adverse claim
SHAH be set up, the right OF the orphans will lie
defended by tee government, as their guardian
The above sales will commence at the places
named at II o'clock Of each day and continue I'M
II the lands are all offered.
CHARLES E MIX,
Acting Commissioned
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