Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-09-18
Miscellaneous.
SALE OF CHOoTAw ORPHAN LANDS
IN MISSISSIPPI.
DErAarMxNr OF INrFRIoR,

II DEFAATAENT OF INTERIOR, 80
| Once Of Indian Affairs, August 10, 1855.
DUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given, that the
| Il several pieces or parcels OF land hereinafteI
described, lying In the counties OF Taiahatc HE
faiobusha, Holmes, Lowndes, ana Bohvar, IN
/ the State Of Mississippi. will, at the times and
places designated be exposed for sale ~ separate
gxqrtey sections at public auction, to the highest
bidder for cash, by commissioners to be appointed
i on behalf Of the Choctaw orphans by the govern.
ment as their trustee, under the provision Of the
9th clause of the 18th s-cie OF the Choctaw treaty
| Of 1890, viz:
On Monday, the Cd day Of December. 1855. a,
the court house door I'm Coffeeville the following
| tracts In Yalobusha county:
All IN foscnship twenty-thrss (23) of rangs eigAi
(S) east.
All Of section thirty three fsa)
The west half and southeast quarter Of section
The east half Of section twenty nine (29)
Inc northeast quarter section thirty-one (31)
The north half Of section thirty-two 1922
The west half Of section tSirty.fodSf sj tylS Sn
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 toscnshp tsces-
'y-siz C26) range seres "a vess.
On Monday, the 10th day OF December, 1855, al
the court house door In Charleston, Tallahatchie
county, the following described tracts of Land in
said county, viz:
In tOtcnshrp tcsmty-foxr Gay range roo (2) east
All OF s ,ections three (a0 Ten tlO and thirty
The east half Of section four az
The southwest quarter Of section nine (9)
The north half and southwest quarter Of section
twenty-five (22)
The west half Of section twenty-five (2s)
The north half OF section twenty-six i26)
The west half of section twenty f27)
The northwest quarter Of section thirty-four GAY
The north half Of the northwest quarter and
west half or the northeast quarter Of section thir
ty six (36)
In township ticsHtyfre esq raags tsco (2) east,
,oS an OF section tWenty,seven GU twenty-eight
The northeast quarter Of section four az
The southwest quarter Of section twenty-five
cay
The southwest quarter Of section twenty.three
(s3,) and
The east half Of section thirty (30.)
In tO'o"saip ''renty-foxr (si) range thrss CO.
east.
All OF section three f3)
The east half Of the northeast quarter Of section
The northeast quarter Of section four(
In township treHty.frs (25,) range three (3)
east.
The southwest quarter OF section fourteen (14)
The southeast quarter of section fifteen (15)
The southwest quarter Of section twenty five
The southeast quarter Of section twenty six (26)
(33,l and
The seuthwestquartero 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 siztsea (16,) range one ~ ,rs,t
The west half Of section fifteen 05) and
The west half and southeast quarter Of section
twenty-five (22)
Ih township fifteen C15,) range one ~ ,csst
The southeast quarter Of section twenty (2b)
he OF aa ~. =
court house door in the town of Columbus the
iouo"ing described quarter section of and In
Lo1cndes county, viz:
The northwest quarter Of section twenty-five
CD township nineteen 49, range seventeen (l7)
OF The above described lands, seventy twoouar
Ter sectlons were selected in 1884, at time when
some OF the best lands In the State were unoccu-
pied and unappropTiated; and the other Eve quar-
ter sections and o-e-eghth acre lot or eighth of
lection, have been acquired in settlement from
debtors TO the orphan fund The late commits
sioner to settle III debtors to that fund describes
the lands abo offered for sale as being "a,rnost
without an exception rich and fertile, wen and ad-
vantageously located many Of them consid erahlv
improved" and as being "largely enhanced IN
value by the settlement, improvement prosperity
and excellent population Of the section IN which
they lie" and "eminenly adapted" for planting
An appraisenent Of these reserves, showing
their value, and the minimum price at which
each tract, respectively may be sold, viii be made
prior to the dates of sale.
In cases where the purchaser or purchasers Of any
tract shall fall to comply with the terms Of SALE the
land purchased viii De 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, an adverse claim
shall be set up, the right OF the orphans viii be-
defended by the government, as their guardian
The above sales will commence Al the places
named at ~ O'Clock Of each day, and continue I'M
til the lands are all offered
CHARLES f. MIX
Acting Commissioner.
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