The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-04-18
Sale OF Indian Trust Lands In Kan
sas Territory.
PROCLAMATION.


NJ RY THE PREsDEST or THE UNITED STATES.
IN pursuance Of law. ! FRANKLIN PIERCE,
i President OF the United States, DO hereby
declare and make known that public SAFE
will be held at Iowa Point, Doniphsn County,
In the Territory of Kansas, commencing ON
Z uesiay, the fifth day of May next, for the
disposal of such of the lands held in trust by
the United States for the benefit OF the Iowa
tribe of Indians Is are situated within the an
der1nentioned Townships Of lend IN said Ter
ritory, and eeded By said Indians in trust IS
aforesaid. to wit:
IS,stG Of tie base line Gsd east cf tks sixth
.gTiacipGl Dseridiaa.
Townships No. o7e, In ranges fifteen, sixteen,
seventeen. eighteen, nineteen and twenty.
Townships No. tEro, In ranges seventeen,
eighteen, nineteen and twenty, excepting there
from few special grants designated Ia he
treaty, amounting IN the whole 70 eight hum
dred acres, and situated IN townships two, Of
ranges nineteen and twenty.
Also, at Paoli, Lykins County, in said Terri
tory, commencing on Tuesday, the twenty
sixth day of May next, for the disposal of suvh
of the lands held in trus. by the United States
for the benefit of the confederated bands Of
Kaskaskia. Peoria, Pinkeshaw, and Wea 1ndi-
ans as are situated within the undermentioned
townships of said Territory, and ceded By said
eonfedeTated bands as aforesaid, TO wit:
Priae5pat 0seSidiGR.
Townships fifteen, sixteen, and seventeen, Of
range twenty.
Townships fifteen, sixteOn, and seventeen. Of
range twenty-one.
Townships fifteen, sixteen, and seventeen, Of
range twenty-five.
Townships fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, and
eighteen. Of range twenty three.
Townships fifteen. sixteen. seventeen, and
eighteen. of range twenty-four.
Townships fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, snd
eighteen. of range twenty-five.
Provision having been made by the second
and third articles of thetreaty Of cession that
each individual member of said eonfederated
bands should be entitled TO one hundred and
sixty acres of land; and, in addition. that ten
sections should be selected and set apart as s
national reservation; and by the fifth article
enc section of six hundred and forty acres
should also be selected and set apart for tbs
benefit of the American Indian Mission Asso-
ciation; and said lands. amounting TO about
forty-eight Thousand acres. having been select
ed in the following townships above named, to
wit:
Townships sixteen and seventeen, range twen-
ty-two.
Townships fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, and
eighteen range twenty-three.
Townships sixteen and seventeen, range
twenty-four.
Townships sixteen and seventeen range twen-
ty-five, are hereby set apart and reserved from
sale.
Also, at Lecompton. in said Territory. COM
mencing on Tuesday. the twenty-third day of
June next, for the disposal of such of the lands
held in trust by the United States for the bene-
ut of the Delaware tribe of Indians as are situ-
ated within the unconventional townships.
comprising the sresteSR portion of the lands ce-
Il h,-t
aforesaid, to wit:
1Sufh If the base lias and east If tie siItI
| Erinci al RaertGidR.
Townships five. six. seven, eight, nine, ten
aud eleven. of range fifteen.
Townships seven, eight, nine, ten, and elev-
en-. of range sixteen.
Townships six seven, eight, nine, ten, and
eleven of range seventeen.
Townships six. seven, eight, nine, and ten
Of range eighteen.
The terms of said sales will be cash. and no
bid will be received below the valuation placed
upon the several tracts by the commissioners
duly appointed for the purpose Of classifying
and valuing the same; and upon payment be-
ing made receipts in duplicate viii be exc u.ed
therefor. one OF which will be delivered to the
purchaser.
Patents will subsequently be issued for the
lands so purchased in accordance with the laws
in force regulating the issue thereof.
The offering of the above lands will be com
menced on the days respectively appointed and
will proceed in the order in which they are ad-
vertised. with all convenient despatch, until the
whole shall have been offered and the sales thus
closed.
All purchases not paid for on the day of sale
will b3 reotfered on the following day at the
risk of the defaulting purchaser.
Given under my hand at the city Of Wash
ington this twenty day of February.
eighteen hundred and ffty-seven.
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
BY the President:
GEO. w. MASYPENNY.
Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
n. B.-No newspaper is authorized to pub
ish the foregoing advertisement without spe-
cial instructions to that effect from the Com
missioner of Indian Affairs.
Apr IL Il June