The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-08-08
sale OF Indian Trust Lands In Kansas Terri
tory.
BY TINS PREsmENr on rnE UNITED STATES.
PROCLAMATION

PRESIDENT THE UNITED STATES.
IN pursuance of law, l. FRANKLIN PIERCE, Pres
en Of the United states hereby declare and make known
Torroy Kansa commencing on Tuesday the h day May
next for the disposal such of the lands held the United
the aforementioned townships land said Territory and ceded
by said Indians ia trust Aforesaid, 10 Wit:
SoaA u tie eae line and u tAe pneipa meridian
Townships No in fifteen, sixteen seventeen, eighteen,
Townships No to- in ranges seventeen eighteen nineteen and
twenty excepting trefrom few special grants Designated IL die
treaty amounting the whole eight acres
Also at paoh Iyks county, said Territory commencing
ta nd e tive twenty sixth day o. May next for the disposal o. such
oonhderaed bands Of Kaskask Peoria IankesLaw
dans as situated within townships
Territory and eeded by said oonfederated bands aforesaid
South u ne base iias and " The principal maan
townships aiteen sixteen, and range twenty
Townships atcen sixteen, and seventeen range twenty
Townships hheen sixteen seventeen and eighteen
Townships he sixteen seventeen and eighteen Of range TWEEN
tyfour
Townships on sixteen seventeen eighteen Of range TWEEN
treaty Of ceon that each individual member
bands should bo entitled 70 one hundred and sixty of land and
to and by the h article section Of
and ry should also be selected and set apart for the benefit
the Indian Association lands amounting
about r thousand having been selected the following
townships above named, to wit:
Townships sixtcon seventeen range twenty-five.
Townships teen sixteen seventeen and eighteen twenty
Townships sixteen and seventeen range twenty four
Townships sixteen and seventeen range twenty AVE- hereby
apart and reserved from sale
Also at Iecomion In said Territory commencing Tuesday
twenty third day Of June next for the disposal Of such lands
held In trust by the United States for the benefit the
Of Indians situated within the
psng the ae portion Of the lands
dams, In trust aforesaid o
South u he base line and eat Of he h principal meridian
Townships ave- six seven, eight nine eleven range
teen.
Townships seven eight nine eleven range sixteen
Townships SIX eight eleven range
teen.
Townships six eight nine and ten range eighteen
The terms Of sail sales will be cash
below the valuation placed the several
duly appointed for the purpose
and payment being duplicate
therefor, Of which wall be delivered purchaser
Patents will subsequently purchased
accordance with the laws fprcs regulating thereof
The Offering Of the above lands VIII
spectvely appointed Will proceed order in which they
advertised with all convenient despatch whole shall
have been offered and the salcs thus closed
All purchases reofered on the
following the risk OF the defiuliing purchaser
Given under hand Washington twenty
day of February, eighteen hundred and 1iy seven.
FRANKLIN PIERCE
BY the President;
GEO. w. MAsrpFaSNY,
Commissioner Of Indian Affairs
BNo newspaper authorized publish the foregoing
sement without special instructions to that effect from the Commits
sioner OF Indian Affairs
Feb 2S-lawtlJune.