Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-10-24
Sale of Choctaw Orphan Lands in Mississippi.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,

DEPARTMENT THE INTERIOR
UBL1C N6GE Tr1 Ct !nsn Is HHREBY A A4gt TEN ~ lSI
- she pieces or hereinafter descrb
Lowndes and Bolivar State Of Mississippi WILL at
the times and places designated be exposed for sale
der for cash. by commissioners appontedon behalf
tne Chocaw orphans by the government their trustee
the Chocaw treaty Of 1850, viz:
On Monday the Sd day of December 1885, the
house door in Coeeve the following tracts in Yaobusha
county, ...
A ~ osgs1ip tsoentrss (2s range eight () east
Ihe west half and southeast quarter of section twenty
The east half of section twenty ty-nine (2s;) ..r
Th me northeast quarter of section hirtyaone (sl)
T me mort north h half o OF section thirtyctwo lasD
And at the same time and place the following described
The south half Of section thirteen tossp taOstysir
IN no.s.. -, (26,l 5l, 'ang1% % se0en (7) a0est
house door in Charleston, Iahatce county, the following
described tracts of land in said county, viz
In township taCenty-four (24) range t0o (2) east.
The east half of section four a.
Tie southwest quarter of section nine @ y
The north half and southwest quarter of section twenty
The west half of section twenty-five (25;)
The north half of section twenty-six (26;)
The northwest quarter of section y-four (84 and
The north half Of the northwest quarter half of
-. Il YsOns1ip toetystiss Ga5,l 'aags TOO q east
All of section twenty-seven (27 twentyeight (28 and
The northeast quarter of section four 4)
The southwest quarter of section twenythree 23 and
The east half of se ii IN thirty (30)
IN osonshap teoentg-four GA range three (3) east.
All of section three g J
The east half of the quarter section two
The northeast quarter of section four a.
In t0sg0&hlp Twenty-Five (25,) range three (3) east
The southwest quarter of section fourteen G4)
The southeast quarter of section fifteen Q5;)
The southwest quarter of section twenty five (25;)
The southeast quarter of section twenty-six (26
The southeast quarter of section thirty (33 y and
The southwest quarter of section thrty-tOur GA
Monday, of December l555 at he
house door in the town Of Lexington Holmes coutg the
following described tracts of land in said county,
In tounship sirteen Q6,) range Q( acest
The west half of section fifteen (l5;) and
The west halt and southeast quarter of section twenty
two (22.l
~, II. township Etteen p5,l range one U) crest.
The southeast quarter of section twenty {20.)
On Saturday the 22d Of December 1862 at the
house door in the town of Columbus the following described
quarter section of land in L0tondes county, viz:
The northwest quarter of section 22 town.
ship nineteen (l9,) range seventeen 40
Of the above described lands seventytwo quarter sections
We're selected IN 1884 at time when some OF the best
lands in the State unoccuped and unapproprated and
the other i've quarter sections and oneeighth-ace lot
eighth of section have been acquired settlement from
deb to the orphan fund The late commissioner
tie with dc btorS to that fund describes the lands above Of
ered for sale being "almost without an exception rich
considerably improved, and being largely enhanced
excellent population of the section in which they e, and
% 'elnnentiy adapted" for planting purposes.
1 M ce shich each tract respectSey
may be sold, will be made prior the dates of sale.
where purchaser or purchasers of anv tract
shall to comply With the terms of sale the land pur-
chased will be resold his their expense and risk.
bMt if adverse claim shall be up, the
right of the orphans will be defended by the government
their guardian.
O'Clock of each day. and continue until the lands all
offered.
CHARLES E. MIX,
Acting Commissioner.
Aug. II, 1865. l069-1awtDec 20.