Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-03-19
Sale Of Indian Tru.t Lands in Kansas Ter.
ritory
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PROCLAMATION

PROCLAMATION
BY The PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STAyEs:
IN PURSUANCE OF LAW, I. FRANKLIN
IL PlERC , President of The United States do here
by declare and make known that a pub lie sale viii
he held al Iowa Point, DOniphan county in the Ter
rlt'Ty oil ha's ., commencing on Tuesday, the 5,t
day OF Nay next for the dIspOs such OF the lands
he'd In trust by the United States for he bepe fiji Of
tee Iowa tribe Of Indians are situated within The
niioned townships Of land in said TERRITORY
and csded by said Indians in uu as aforesaid, 10
witt -
Soxth Of fAe bIse line and east of the nrsh p,nei
pal meridian.
Townships No. one In ranges fifteen, sixtesn. sey
enteen, eighteen, nineteen, and twenty.
Townships No. tpo in range. seventeen eight.
cen, nineteen and twenty, excepting thersfrom a
lew special ants designated in the treaty. am
ing IN tne whole to eight hnndred acres and stuste
Ia township two, of ranges nineteen and twenty
Also at Paoli, in Lykins county, in said Terrific
~, commencing on Tuesday, the twenty-sixth day
Of May next, for The disposal Of such Of the lands
held In trust BY the Unei States for the benefit of
the confederated bands If Kaskaskia Peoria p an
keshaw, and VOa inGians, are situated in the nm
fermenti"ned towns hips Of said Territory and cedrd
by said confederated lands as Aforesaid, to wit:
Sodh Of the base line and eas Of tbs s1th principal
meridian.
Iownshlps fifteen, sixteen and seventeen of
Townships fifteen, sixteen, aad seventeen, of
range twenty one.
Townships ffleen, sixteen and sevspteen of
range twenty two. ~
Townships fifteen, sixteen, seventeen and eight
cen, oil range twenty three
Townships fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, and eight
cen, OF range twenty four.
Townships fifteen, sixteen, seventeen and EIGHT,
cen, OF range twenty five
Provision having b en- m sde b, the second and
third articles CT The treaty cession tina, each indI
vdual M III Der OF sad cUnfedeI ed band. should he
emitted TO one hundred and sixty acres of land I'D
in EDITION, that ten sections should be selected ana
set apart as national reservation; and by the nm
article one section OF six hunSTed and f0rry acre.
should also be selected and set apart for IN. bsne,
OF the AMER an Indian Mission Association and
said lands amounting to about forty izht thousand
acres, having been selected In the following town
ships above named, u wit:
Township sixteen AID seventeen, range twenty
two.
Townships fifteen, sixiee i, seventeen, and eight.
teen, range Iwenty-thIee
Townships sixteen aud seventeen, range tne nfy.
Townslps sixteen aud seventeen, range twenty
hve, are hereby Set part and 10. seI from sale
Also, II Lecoupton, Ia said Territory, commene
ing on Tue day, the twenty. third ay OF Jur nert
for The dispe Of such Of the lands held in trust b
the UHIied states FOR the ben fit Of the Della wsre
Tribe OF Indians "a are situated within the under
mentioned townships, comprising the ,cesfern
Of the Ia ds ce1ed by the SAID Delaware Iadians IN
trust ss Aforesaid, 10 wit:
So,eA Of The td,e hire and east of tke si,n
meTtfton
Townships five, six, seven, eight, nine. len and
e.rveD, OF range fifteen.
Townthips seven, eight, nine, Ten, and eleven, of
range sixteen
Townships X, seven eight, nine, ten, and eleven,
OF range seventeen.
Townships nix seven, eight, nine, and ten, Orange
eighteen. eN
The te'lns Of aid s.Ies will Re cab, and n bid
III De received below the valua'iO ID acei up1n
'eferai nacis by the duly appti,t
li Tue plrpos- OF classifying vauins The same:
ss1 upon ayment beng made, ~ eiptsin duplicate
wiz De executed IlIeref =, of which will be- d.
IIE'Ted u tile pu chaser.
rdtsnts wiz Subsequent be issue I for the lands
SO pureiId'ed ia accordance with IN. Iav in ,o,.e
re mating the issue thereof "
ipe 'erhg Vi The above lands will be commenced
on we peetiyoiy appointed and viii, nrocsed
IN e o'ueI 10 which they ADVERT ed win All
eot &c spaieh, until the whole s5.II 80.
one ana the les thus closed wv"
Al pufch' ses not paid for on the d,v af s.r,uL
req on the following day at the risk of rho %
Given under my hand at the citv or w..h;.
lnis !. -nt -"Ath day Of f.bruay eighteen hnnS,oI
~ III. p,..,s.,,. FRANKLIN PIERCE.
Go. w. NASyPEssr
Commissioner Of Ind an AfJ,irs
mo newsI aper is author.ze d IN pub,i.b IN.
~ - a' Iusenent without special instruci,ons
% ~ d ensct from The Commissi OF Indian AZ