Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-09-10
First Public Sale Of Delaware Trust Lands
in the Territory Of Kansas
PROCLAMATION.

By the President Of the United States.
IN PURSUANCE OF LAW,I FRANKLIN
Il PIERCE, President OF the United States Of
America, do hereby declare and make known that
public sale will be held at Fort Leavenwotth
in the Territory Of Kansas, comm .ncing on Non
day. the oath day OF October mex. for the disposal
OF such Of the lands and town lots held In trust
by the United states for the benefit Of the Della
ware Tribe OF Indians, as are situated within the
aforementioned townships, comprising the east
ern portion Of the lands coded by the said Della.
ware Indians In trust as aforesaid, to wit:
South If the base lime and east of the sizth
prircipaL meridian
nineteen.
Townships, seven, eight, nine, and ten, Orange
Townships seven, eight, nine, and ten OF range
Townships eight, nine, and ten, of rangetwenty
two.
Townships nine and ten, Of range wtnty.
three.
Also, the surveyed blocks in the town OF JACK
soNYILLK, so called. from No. to No 12l, in
elusive, situated In townships Nos and 10 sou h
OF range 10 east, aforementioned, according to
the plat Of said town OF JAcKsoNvILLE on ale in
the ONCE Of the surveyor general Of the Territories
OF Kansas and Nebraska, to which reference is
made.
Also, the surveyed blocks In the town or della.
WARE, so called, from No. 1 to No. 81. Inclusive
situated In township No. 9 and south of range
70 east, aforementioned, according to the plat Of
SaIo lO"h VI DELAWARE on ME In the Office Of
made. "
Also, the surveyed blocks in the town OF HARD
WILLIE, so called, from No to No. 81. inclusive
range 10, aforementioned according to the nI.t
OF said town on file In the office OF the said sur
veyor general, and to which reference is made
Also, the surveyed blocks in the town Of LAT
TAVILLE, SO illed, from No. to No I6, inclu-
slve, situated in township No 2 south Of range
NO y east, aforementioned, according 20 the
plat OF said town OF LArrAvILLE on file in the
reference Is made.
And also the lots in several blocks as surveyed
ana iald out In LEAVENwoRTH CITY, so called,
situated In township No. south, Of range % east
aforementioned, according to the plat of said
town OF LEAvENwORTHC CITY on file in the OH &c
OF ine said surveyor general Of said Territories,
and to which reference is hereby made
sald aforementioned lands, town lots, aud
blocks, having been as.ifed and value d by COM
inlssloners duly appointed for that purpose sc-
cordiDg to la1, the valuation SO placed upon the
same respectively will be the minimum at which
the same will be offered for sale
The terms Of sale will be c ssh and upop na =.
inent being made, receipts In duplicate will be
made therefor, one of which will oe delivered TO
the purchaser.
Patents will subsequently be ur,n,od %, ,bo
lands so purchased in accordance with the laws
In force reg ulaling the issue thereof
The Offering Of the above lands and town lots
aha pIocks VIII be commenced on the day ap-
pointed, ana will proceed In the order In which
they are advertised with all convenient Gespa,cb
untll the whoie shall have been Off red and the
sales thus closed ~
All purchases not paid for on the day of sale Will
be reof.red on the following day at the risk q
the defaulting purchaser
Given under rny hand, at the city of Washin.
ton, this ll;h DAY Of August, A d. 1856.
BY the President:
GEORGE w. MAHYPKasy,
Commi ssioner Of Indian Affairs.
orB-Ths above advertisement will he nuh
iishea In such papers only as are requested bv
au 6-laWt20th Octd&w