Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-11-03
Sale of choctaw Orphan Lands in Mississippi.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,

IMPAIRMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Office of Indian Affairs. August l3, 1856.
EDUBLIC NOTICE, IS HEREBY GIVEN, THAT
ed lying in the Counties Of Talahatche Yaobusa Holmes
Lowndes and Bolivar in the State of Mississippi will, at
asa quart secons at public auction to the highest bid
der for cash. by be appontedo behalf of
tne ChoctW orphans by the government their trustee
under the provisions of the 9th clause of the 18th article of
On Monday fSy 5e sd day LSo Of 1885, at the court
house door in Coeev the following tracts in Yaobusha
county:
~ IN township tsOentyree (2s range eight (s) east
All OF section thirty-three (33;)
west half and southeast quarter of section twenty
The Il east half of section twenty nine (se)
Inc northeast quarter of section thrty-one (31;)
The north half of section thirty-two (32
The west half of section thirty-four go
And at the time and place. the following described
tract net in the adjoining range in cao0sa county viz
The south half 1 Of section thirteen tegosfp t'0enste
hoI On Monday ond the 10Th of Dsesmbs 1852 the court
described tracts of land in said county, viz:
All IN nf to4s% ssc,ionI traa Csf94 tr @ e @ to 0 cast
The east half of section four q w."
The southwest quarter of section nine (9;)
The north half and southwest quarter section twenty
two (22;l
The west half of section twenty-five (25;)
The north half of section twcnty-six (26;)
The west half OF section twenty-sevcn (27 J
The The north a % he lSsGn na
the northeast quarter of section thrty-sx (36:)
All Of ] Section { 'en So SqsS ss and
twenty-nine (29;)
The northeast quarter of section four (4;)
The southwest quarter of section twenty (22;)
The southwest quarter of section 23 and
The cast half of section thirty (30.)
IN t0cashl tscemty7tour CA range three (3) east.
All of section three q y
The east half of the northeast quarter of section
CD and
The northeast quarter of section four (4.)
m In t0Ss"sAlp tocemyiee (25) range three 90 east
The southwest quarter of section tourtecn C4D
The southeast quarter of section fifteen Us
The southwest quarter of section twenty-five (25;)
The southeast quar- ter of section twenty-si (26;)
The southeast quarter of section thirty three (33 y and
The southwest quarter OF section thrty-four (34)
On Monday G"o the the 18th t day y Of Deesmber at the court
following described tracts OF land in said county, viz
IN, IN '2.e1H*p ha1s n ssts" 6) rng@ one l 'eeSt
The west half and southeast of section twenty
two (22-)
In toacnsAip fifteen (15,) range one O) aCest.
The southeast quarter of section twenty (2U)
On Saturday the ssd of December ls} at the court,
quarter section of land in Loecndes c0unty, viz:
The northwest quarter of section twenty-five (22) town.
snip nineteen (l9,) range seventeen 90 cast
OF the above described lands sections
selected in 1854, d time when of the best
lands in the State were upoccupied and unapproprated and
eighth of section have been acquired in settlement from
debtors to the orphan fund The late commissioner
fered for sale as being amost without exception rich
and fertile, well and advantagcOusy located of them
considerably improved and being largely enhanced
IN value by the settlement Improvement prosperity and
excellent population of the section in which they e and
"enincntly adapted for planting purposes
An appraisement of these showing their value
and the minimum price which tract respectively
may be sold will be made prior to the dates of sale
where the purchaser purchasers
shall fail to comply terms SALE pur-
chased will be resod at his their expense and risk
these lands is believed to be indismtable
bx if in any case an adverse claim Shall be set up the
right of the orphans will be defended by the government
their guardian.
= clock of each day. and continue until the lands all
offered.
CHARLES E. MIN,
Aug II, 1855 1O69-lawtDec 90.