Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-10-16
SALE OF CHOeTAw ORPHAN LANDS
IN MISSISSIPPI.
DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR,


DUBLIC NOTICE Is hereby given, that the
L several pieces OF parcels Of land hereinafter
described, lying in the counties Of Talahatchie,
Yalobusha, Holmes, Lowndes, and Bolivar, in
places designated be exposed for sale ~ separate
qtdrfeY ssetioss at public auction, 10 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 10Th article Of the Choctaw treaty
Of 1890, viz:
On Monday, the ID day Of December, 1855, at
the court house door In Cofeeville, the following
tracts In Yalobusha county:
All in sO,eaship tpsrty-tkrss cay Of ra.ss sigkf
All Of section thirty three iss)
The west half and southeast quarter Of section
twenty eight c2S)
The east half Of section twenty-nine Cas,
The northeast quarter section thirty one (3l)
The north half Of section thirty-two (32)
The whole Of section thirty three (33) 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 BolivaT
county, viz:
The south half Of section thirteen otcsski, t,ees-
ty-six (26) range seres "a sresf.
On Monday, the 10th day OF December, 1855, at
county, the following described tracts Of land in
said county, viz:
In Township twsnty-fo~r cay range tsco (a) sa,t.
All Of sections three a. ten (i0,) and thirty
three (33)
The east half Of section four az
The southwest quarter Of section nine C9)
The north half and southwest quarter Of section
twenty-five (22)
The west half Of section twenty-five cs)
The north half Of section twenty six t2s)
The west half Of section twenty seven f27)
The northwest quarter q section thirty -four (94)
west half Of the northeast quarter Of section thir
ty six (36)
In t0'onship fire C2e,) ,d.gs fro c2) east
All Of section twenty seven C27,) twenty-eisht
(2Sl and Twenty-Five coy
The northeast quarter CT section four (4)
The southwest quarter Of section twenty-five
C20
The southwest quarter of section tweo,y-three
The east half Of section thirty (N)
L" tO'o"'hip ''cs"'y-foa, CAY ro~ss tA~ss (a)
All Of section three (3)
The east half Of the northeast quarter Of section
two a. and
The northeast quarter Of section four (D
~ tocnsh,p twsnty.fcs (e5,) rdsgs tkrss (3)
east.
The southwest quarter Of section fourteen (14)
The southeast quarter Of section fifteen l5)
The southwest quarter Of section twenty. five
The southeast quarter Of section twenty six (a6)
Ca3,) and
The southwest quarter Of section thirty -four GAY
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 totcnshtp SizteeH (l6,) rangs one ~ tcsst
The west half Of section fifteen Q5) and
The west half and southeast quarter Of section
twenty-five (22)
In to,cnship fifteen Q5,) range one ID uest
The southeast quarter of section twenty (g)
On Saturday, the 22d Of December, 1855 at the
court house door in the town Of Columbus the
following described quarter section of and In
LOradsS county, viz:
The northwest quarter Of section twenty-five
east ~
or the above described lands seventy twoouar-
ter sections Were selected in 1884, at time when
some Of the best lands in the State were unoccu-
pied and unappropriated; and the other five quar-
ter sections and ne-eighth acre lot, eighth Of
a section, have been acquired in settlement from
debtors to the orphan fund. The late commits
soner to settle with debtors to that fund describes
the lands above offered for sale as being almost
vantageously located, many Of them considerably
improved" and as being 'largely enhanced In
value by the settlement, improvement prosperity
ana 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, resPecavely may be sold, viii be made
In cases where the purchaser OF purchasers OF any
tract shall fail to comply with the terms Of sale the
land purchased will be resOld at his or their eI-
pense and risk.
The title to these lands is believed to be indis-
putable; but IL, I'm any case In adverse claim
shall be set up, the rig ht OF the orphans win be
defended by the government, as their guardian.
The above sales will commence at the places
ma med at IL O'Clock OF each day, and continA IN
IL the lands are all offered
CHARLES E. MIX,
Acting COMMISSIONS.
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