The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-06-27
Sale of Indian Trust Lands In Kan
sas Territory.
PROCLAMATION.

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
TN pursuance of Law, /, FRANKLIN. PIERCE,
j President of the United States, do hereby de-
| clare and make known that public sale will be
| held st Iowa Point, Doniphan County, in the
| Territory of Kansas. commencing on Tuesday,
the 5th day of May next, for the disposal of such
for the benefit of the Iowa tribe of Indians are
situated within the aforementioned townships
of land in said Territory. and ceded BY said In
dians in trast as aforesaid; 70 WI; -, -,
South Of the base lane and ettSt or TIE sirh rfi,-
( Tnwnshius No. one in ranges fifteen, sixteen,
seventeen. eighteen, nineteen and tWsnty.
/ Townships No. tsco, in ranges seventeen, eigh-
I teea nineteen and twenty, excepting therefroIn
/ a few special grants designated IN the treaty,
/ amounting IN tie whoie 70 eisnt hundred acres,
and situated in townships tive, of ranges nineteen
/ and twenty.
Also, at Paoli, Lykins county, in said Territory,
commencing on TUESDAY, the twenty-sIx &. day OF
held in trust b. the United States for the benefit
I of the confederated bands Of kaskaskia, Peoria,
! Piankeshaw, and Wea indians as are situated
| within the aforementioned townships of said
TERRITORY and ceded b. said cOnfeded2rated
! bands as aforesaid, TO Wit:
S0Uth Of TIE base line Gad east OF tie sixth 7tt-
ctpda 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.
I 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 b. the second and
/ third articles of the treaty of cession that each
individual member of said confederated bands
should be entitled to hundred and sixty acres
of land; and in addition that ten sections should
be selected and set apart as q national reserya-
ton; and by the fifth article, one section of si1
! 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 forty-eight thousand acres
having been selected IL the following TOWNSHIPS
above named, to wit:
f Townships sixteen and seventeen, range twenty
6 two.
eighteen, range twenty-three.
Townships sixteen and seventeen, range TWEEN
ty-four.
2 Townships sixteen and seventeen, range TWEEN
ty-fve, are hereby set apart and reserved from
sale.
D Also, at Lecompton, in said Territory, com
mencins on Tuesday, the twenty1third d DAY 9
June next. for the disposal of such OF the land
!, held in trust by the United States for the bench
e of the Delaware tribe of Indians are situated
within the aforementioned townships. c0mpris
ing the acesten portion of the lands eeded BY tn
a said Delaware Indians, In trust as aforesaid, t
wit:
I cipU DteTidida.
Townships five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, ant
eleven, of range fifteen.
n Townships seven, eight, nine, ten. and eleven
= of range sixteen.
Townships six, seven, eight, nine, ten, an
" eleven, of range seventeen.
!, Townships six, seven eight, nine, and ten, o
e range eighteen.
y The terms of said sales will be cash, and no BIZ
i will be received below the valuation placed upo
4 the several tracts by the commissioners duly up
: pointed for the purpose of classifying and valu
ing the same; and upon payment being made, re
i ceIpts in duplicate will be executed therefor, on
of which viii be delivered to the purchaser.
: Patents will subsequently,, be issued for tn
: lands so purchased. in accordance with the law
|, in force regulating the issue thereof.
n The Offering of the above lands will be com
Y meneed on the days respectively appointed, an
e will proceed in the order IN which they are al
yertiscd, with all convenient despatch, until tn
II whole shall have been offered and the sales thu
It closed.
All purchases not paid for on the day Of sal
s will be reofferet on the following day at the ris
e of the dcfaulting purchaser.
q Given under my hand at the city of Washing
g ton this twenty-sixth day of February, eightec
i"''O- - GNU A'i'' FRANKLIN PIERCE.
By the President:
GEO. W. MASYPESNY,
Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
J, n. B.-Noinewspaper is authorized to pu5lis
~ the foregoing advertisement without special IL
D, structions to that effect from this Commissions
% of Indian AffaiIs.
- Apr ii q June
IL Change o|tbe Place OF Sale of the DTEarare Ira
l. Lands an Kansas.
10 NOTICE is hereby given, that the place Of sa
In of the Delaware trust lands in kan5aS Teri
Ie tory, advertised TO take place ut Lccomptol Q
t. the a2i dag of june next, has been chan r I
and VII eemme1e se a aod as IN Sala
A. b. order of the Secretary Of the Interior;
- CHARLES L. MIX,
l. Commissioner cd interim.
lie DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
= Office OF Indian Affairs, April 6, 1857.
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