Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-10-13
Sale Of chootaw orphan Lands in mississippi.
= DEPAR INTERIOR,
Office of Indian Affairs, August IL. 1885,.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
pUBLIC NOTICE., is IS HEREBY GfTEN. ii FIAT
the several parcels land describ
Lowndes, and Bolivar the State Of Mississippi WILL
the times and places designated be exposed for sale IN
drate quarter tjon public auction, the highest bid
der for cash. by be apponteo behalf Of
under the of the sH eanse of hs 18th arce Of
the Ch1ctaw reaty of 1880, viz:
On Monday the Sd day of December 1855, the court
house door in Coeeve the following tracts in Yaobusha
All of section thirty-tIree (8s; go -
The west half and southeast quarter of section twenty
The east half of section twenty mine (2s;
Ihe northeast quarter of section thirty-One (31 }
The north halfof section thirty-two (32 j
The west half of section thrty-f0 (34)
tract in the adjoining range in Boua,. county viz:
The south half Of section thirteen, touSp tscenysir
On Monday the 9}h Of Deesnber, is55, at the court
house Charleston, Isilhdchie cout, following
described tracts of land m said county, viz:
All Of 1eI sec@s Tee frt g M & r" snS r tgg 9 Hq 49,
The east half of section four (4;]
The southwest quarter of section nine (9;)
The north half and southwest section twenty
The west half of section twenty-five (25;)
The north half of section twenty-siX (Z6;)
The Wcs half OF section twenty-seven (2T;)
The The northwest quarter of section hiry-four (a4 and
the northeast quarter of section thilty-six (36.)
All OF section tweny-seven (2) twcntyeight (25) and
twenty-nne (29;)
The northeast quarter of section four (4;)
The southwest quarter Of section twcntywo [22;)
The southwest quarter OF tweny-;hlee 53 and
The east half of section thirty (3o)
IN toacn&hP tlcentYfoa (24, range three (3) east
All Of section three (3;)
The east half of the northeast quarter of section
CD and
The northeast quarter of section four a.
In t0'e"$htD t"entyFce (25,) 7u"ye three (3) cast
The southwest quarter Of section fourteen G4)
The southeast quarter of section fifteen (l5;)
The southwest quarter of section twenty-five (25;)
The southeast quarter of section twenI,-six (26;)
The southeast quarter of section thrthree (3 ) and
The southwest quarter Of section thrIy-our (34.)
On Monday, the i7rh day Of December l355 at the court
house door III the town of Lexington, e~ cOanY, the
following described tracts OF land in said county, viz
m In t9'em<d[o strtoe@ (lG range one u eecSt
The west half of section fifteen Us > and
The west af and southeast quarter OF section twenty
two (22.)
Il, to,cnship fifteen (15,) ranye one ~ ssest.
The southeast quarter of section twenty (20(
On Saturday, the I'D of December, 1855, the
house door in the Columbus following described
quarter section of land i'll L0umGe$ county, viz:
The northwest quarter of section twenty-five (22 town.
ship nineteen (l9,J range seventeen iT)
Vi above described lands quarter sections
were selected IN 1854, at time when ut the best
lands in the State unoccupied and unappopriacd aud
the other five quarter sections and oneeigth-ace l
eighth of sec0n have been acquired i'll settlement from
debtors to the orphan fund. The late 10 set
tie with d, btors To that fund describes tic lands above of
tered for sale beng almost without exception rich
and fertile well ami aiyint reuSy located, Them
considerably improved, aud being largely enhanced
in value by the icnr prosperity
excellent population the i'll winch they le, and
"eninentiy " adapted for planting purposes.
and the minimum price which each tract, respectively,
may be sold, will be made prior To the dates of sale.
IN where the purchaser purchasers of any tract
shall fail 10 comply with the of sale, the land pur
chased will be re>Old at his or thcir expense and rsk
The title these lands is believed be ndSputabe;
right of the orphans will be defended By the government,
as their guardian.
The above sales Will the places named at
2ocock Of each day. and continue until the lands all
offered.
CHARLES E. MIX,
Aug. IA, lS55. lto9-laYtDec 20.