The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-11-15
First Public Sale Of Delaware Trust
Lands in the Territory Of Kansas.
PROCLAMATION.
Bv the Prsident of the United ;State,

By the President Of the United States.
TN pursuance of law, /, FRANKLIN
i PIERCE, President of the United States
of America, do hereby declare and make
known that public sale will be held at Fort
Leayenworth, in the Territory of Kansas,
commencing on Monday the Doth day of Oc-
tober next, for the disposal of such of the
lands and town lots, held in trust by the u
nited States for the benefit of the Delaware
tribe of Indians, as are situated within the
aforementioned townships, comprising the
eastern portion of the lands ceded by the said
Delaware Indians in trust as aforesaid, to
wit:
South of the base line and east Of the sixth
principle meridian.
Townships seven, eight, nine, and ten, of
range nineteen.
Townships seven, eight, nine, and ten, of
range twenty.
Townships seven, eight, nine, and ten, of
range twenty-One.
Townships eight, nine, and ten, of range
twenty-five.
Townships nine, and ten, of range twenty
three.
Also, the surveyed blocks in the town of
JACKSONVILLE, so called, from No. to No. l2l
inclusive, situated in townships Nos. 9 and
10 south, of range l9 east, aforementioned,
according to the plat of said town Of JACKSON
WILLIE on file in the office of the surveyor gen.
eral of the Territories of Kansas and Nebraska,
to which reference is made.
Also, the surveyed blocks in the town of
DELAWARE, so called, from No. to No. 81, in
elusive, situated In township No. 8 south, of
range % east, aforementioned, according to
the plat of said town of DELAWARE on file in
the Office of said surveyor general, and to
which reference is made.
Also, the surveyed blocks in the town of
HARDvILLE, so called, from No. / to No. 81, in
elusive, situated within townships Nos. s and
9 south, of range l9, aforementioned, accor-
ding to the plat of said town on file in the
Office of the said surveyor general, and to
which reference is made.
Also, the surveyed blocks in the town of
LATTAvILLE, so called, from No to No. Is,
inclusive, situated in township No. 8 south, of
range No. % east, aforementioned, according
to the plat of said town of LArrAvILLE on file
in the office of the said surveyor general, and
to which reference is made
And also the lots in the several blocks as
surveyed and laid outin LEAvENwoRTH CRY, so
called, situate in township No. 8 south, of
range % east, aforementioned, according to
the plat of said town of LEAvENwoRTH CRY
Oll lLlc III OIiiCO Ol lic SdtQ RSne-
raj of said Territories, and to which reference
is hereby made.
Said aforementioned lands, town lots, and
blocks, having been classified and valued by
commissioners duly appointed for that purpose
according to law, the valuation so. placed up
on the same respectively will be the mini
mum at which the same will be offered for
sale.
The terms of sale will be cash, and upon
payment being made. receipts in duplicate
will be made therefor, one of which viii be
delivered to the purchaser.
Patents will subsequently be granted for the
lands so purchased in accordance with the
laws in force regulating the issue thereof.
The offering of the above lands and town
lots and blocks will be commenced ON the day
appointed, and will proceed in the order in
which thy are advertised with all convenient
despatch until the whole shall have been of
fered and the sales thus closed.
ALI purchases not paid for on the day of sale
will be reoffered on the following day, at the
risk of the defaulting purchaser.
Given under my hand, at the city of Wash
ington, this l4th day of August, A. D. 1856.
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
By the President:
GEORGE W. MANEYPENNY,
Commissioner of Indian Affairs.