The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-06-23
sale of Indian Trust Lands in Kansas Terri
PROCLAMATION


BY THE PRESIDENT or THE UNITED STATES
In pursuance Of law, ], FRANKLIN PIERCE, Pres
hent Of the United States do hereby declare and make known
Territory Of Kansas commencing Tuesday the nth Day q may
neat ior The disposal q such Of the lands held In trust by te un
states FOR the benefit Of the Iowa tribe Indians as are situated WIN
in the aforementioned townships Of had said Territory and coded
by said Indians IA trust aforesaid, 10 wit: r
South y the line onSg A pacipdl meridian
Townships No in fifteen, sixteen seventeen, eighteen
Townships No ranges seventeen eighteen, nineteen and
twenty, excepting special grants designated in the
amounting the whole eight hundred and situate in
townships two OF ranges nineteen aud twenty.
Also, at ao Iykins county IN said Territory commencing on
OF the lands held United the benefit Of the
conderated bands Of Kkask Peoria, Inkehaw, and wea In
Territory and eeded by said conderied bands aforesaid 10 witt
South f ne base line and saz n DC siah p,icira msridiaa
Townships fifteen, sixteen seventeen range twenty
Townships aeen sixteen and seventeen Of twenty
Townships fifteen, sixteen and seventeen OF twenty-five
g-hree.
Townships neen sixteen seventeen eighteen range
Townships aecn sixteen seventeen eighteen, Of
y-hve
Provision having been made by the second and third articles
q esson that each Individual Of said conGederated
entitled hundred sixty and
ia addition that sections
ona reservations and by the m article section Of six hundred
the American Indian Mission Association and said lands amounting
about forty eight thousand having selected in the following
townships aborenamed, to wit;
Townships sixteen and seventeen range tweniy two.
Townships heen sixteen, seventeen, and eighteen range twenty
Townships sixteen and seventeen twenty four.
seventeen twenty nerepy
| apart and reserved from sale
Also at Iecompon In said Territory commencing Tuesday the
twenty third disposal OF the lands
held the United for the benefit the Delaware tribe
OF Indians within the aforementioned townships
psng the portion the lands cedod the said Delaware
dams, in trust aforesaid to wit
Souh Of The base line aad Of The sinh principal meridian
Townships Ave- six eight and eleven Of NJ
teen. ssr
Townships seven eight nine ten eleven range
Townships eight nine ten and eleven Of range seven
teen,
Townships six seye eight nine and Of range eighteen.
Tho Of said gales will be cash and bid will be received
below the valuation placed upon
appointed for purpose classifying vanng
being duplicate will be executed
therefor which will be delivered to the purchaser.
Patents will subsequently be issued the purchased
accordance with the laws force regulating the issue thereof
offering the be
speoivcy appointed and viii the order in which they
advertised, with all convenient despatch until the whole shall
have offered and the sales thus closed.
All purchases viii
following day at the risk OF the defaulng purchaser
Washington twenty
day of February, eighteen hundred and fifty seven
BY the President
Gro. W. MANyPEysy,
Commissioner Indian Affairs fN5
N BNo authorized publish the foregoing adver
semcnt without special instructions to that effect from the Commits
soner OF Indian Affairs
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