The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-07-11
Sale of Indian Trust Lands In Kan
sas Territory.
PROCLAMATION.

BY THE PRESIDENT OF TIE UNITED STATES.
Tn pursuance of law, ]. FRANKLIN PIERCE,
l. President of the United States. do hereby de-
clare and make known that public sale will be
held at Iowa Point. Doniphan County, IN the
Territory of Kansas. commencing on Tuesday,
the jth 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 trlDe OF Indians as are
situated within the aforementioned Townships
of land in said Territory. and ceded by said In
dams in trust as aforesaid. to wit:
South Of tie base line and east Of tie strA pria
ctPaL meridian.
townships No. one, in ranges fifteen, sixteen,
seventeen, eighteen, nineteen and twenty.
Townships No. tsco, in ranges seventeen, eigh-
teen, nineteen and twenty, excepting therefrom
a few special grants designated IN the treaty,
amounting in the whole to eight hundred acres,
and situated in townships two. Of ranges nineteen
and twenty.
Also, at Paoii, Lykins county, in said Territory,
commencing on Tuesday, the twenty sixth day of
Mas next, for the disposal of such of the lands
held in trust by the United States for the benefit
of the confedcrated bands of kaskaskia. Peoria,
Piankeshaw, and Wea Indians as are situated
within chs underuaSnsioRsd teEnskips 81 sAsd
Territory, and cedc1 b. said eOnfedederated
bands as aforesaid, to wit:
South Of tie base line and east Of tie SIXTH pTi'-
cipdg meridian.
Townships fifteen, sixteen, and seventeen. of
range twenty.
Townships fifteen, sixteen, 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. and
eighteen, of range Twenty-Five.
Provision having been made by the second and
third articles of the treaty of cessiOn that each
individual member OF said confederated bands
should be entitled to one hundred and sixty acres
of Iand and in addition, that ten sections should
be selected and set apart as a national reserya-
ton; and By the fifth article, one section of six
hundred and forty acres Should also be selected
and set apart for the benefit of the American
Indian Mission Association; and said lands,
amounting to about fUrty-eigat thousand acres,
having been selected IN the following townships
above named, to wit:
/ Townships sixteen and seyenteen,range twenty
/ two.
| Townships fifteen. sixteen, seventeen. and
| eighteen, range twenty three.
1 Townships sixteen and seventeen, range TWEEN
/ ty-four.
/ Townships sixteen and seventeen, range TWEEN
/ ty-iye, 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 benefit
! of the Delaware tribe of Indians as are situated
! within the unconventional townships, e0mpris
ing the aceste'R portion OF the lands ceded by the
said Delaware Indians, In trust as aforesaid, to
wit:
SOUTH of tie base line and east Of tie sixth prin-
ctpat meridian.
Townships FIVE, six. seven, eight, nine, ten, and
Townships seven, eight, nine. ten, and eleven
| of range sixteen.
Townships six, seven, eight, nine, ten, and
eleven, OF range seventeen.
Townships SIN, 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 ap-
pointed for the purpose of classifying and yalu-
ing the saInei and upon payment being made, re-
ceIps in duplicate will be executed therefor, ons
of which will be delivered to the purchaser.
Patents will subsequently be issued for the
! lands so purchased, in accordance with the law.
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 adj
yertlsed, 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 be reoffered the following day at the fish
| of the defaulting purchaser.
Given under my hand at the city of Washing
ton this twenty -sixth day Of February, eighteen
hundred and fifty-seyen;
By the President:
GEO. W. MANYPENNY,
Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
n. B.-NO newspaper is authorized to publish
the foregoing advertisement without special in
/ structions TO that effect from the Commissioner
of Indian AffaiIs.
Apr Ii Il June
Change Of tie Place Of Sale of tie DfEacdre Tfa,
Lands an huRsas
NOTICE j. hereRy EgsP that thf place 9f sal
tory, advertised to take place at LecOmpton OIL
the sd day Of June next, has been changed to
and will commence at, 0sawkee, in said Terrific
~. on the same day aod date.
By order of the Secretary of the Interior,
| CHARLES f. MIX,
Commissioner cd isterfAt.
DRPkRTaFSf Or TIfE INTERIOR,
U1ice of Indian Affairs, April6, 1857.
| ADriI