The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-05-02
Sale Of Indian Trust Lands in Kan
sas Territory.
PROCLAMATION.


BY THE PRESIDENT or TIE UNITED STATES.
IN pursuance of law, /, FRANKLIN PIERCE,
i President of the United States, do hereby
declare and make known that public sale
viii be held at Iowa Point, Doniphan County,
in the Territory of Kansas, commencing on
Tuesday, the fifth day Of May next, for the
disposal of such of the lands held in trust by
the United States for the benefit oil the Iowa
tribs of Indians as are situated within the IN
dermentioned Townships OF land in said Ter
ritory, and ceded by said Indian. in trust as
aforesaid, 70 wit:
IS1ufA Il Tie bsss l;as ead sqst ef sbs sszsl
fTiseiPal saerfdiaI.
Townships No. oas, In ranges fifteen, sixteen,
seventeen, eighteen, nineteen and twenty.
Townships No. ts1o, in ranges seventeen,
eighteen, nineteen and twenty, excepting there
from few special grants designated IN he
treaty, amounting IA the whole 70 eight hun
drsd acres, and situated in townships two, Of
ranges nineteen and twenty.
Also, at Paoh, Lykins County, in said Terri
tory, commencing on Tuesday, the twenty
sixth day of May next, for ths disposal Of such
of the lands held in trust by the United States
for the benefit Of the confederated bands Of
Kaskaskia. Peoria, PinkeshaW, and Wea lndi-l
ans IS are situated within the nndernendoned
townships of said Territory, and ceded by said
confedefated bands as aforesaid, 10 Wit:
lSIEsk of tie base lac tss5 sest q tss ssatA
PriReipai RssrfdiGa.
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 fffeen, sixteen, seventeen, and
eighteen, of range twenty-five.
Provision having been made by the second
and third articles Of the treaty OF eession that
each individual member of said oonfederated
| bands should be entitled to one hundred and
sixty acres OF land; and, IN addition, that ten
sections should be selected and get apart as q
national reservation; 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 Asso
citation; 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-fve, are hereby set apart and reserved from
sale.
Also, at Lseompton, in said Territory. COM
menciDg 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 bcne-
fit of the DelaEare tribe of Indians as are stu
ated within the aforementioned townships
comprising the seSfssn portion of the lands ee-
ded by the said Delaware Indians, in trust al
aforesaid, to wit:
.SUta IF TIE 6ase hias and eGss Of tks statl
priacioal meridian.
Townships five, six seven, eight, uine, ten
aud eleven, of range fifteen.
Townships seven, eight, nine. ten, anu eley'
en-. of range sixteen.
| Townships siX, seven, eight, nine, ten: anC
eleven, of range seventeen.
Townships six, seven, eight, nine, and ten
of range gghtsen.
The terms of said sales will be cash, and NJ
bid viii be received below the valuation plaeeC
upon the several tracts by the commissioner
duly appointed for the purpoee Of classifying
and valuing the same; and upon payment be,
ing made, receipts in duplicate win be executed
therefor, one of which viii be delivered to thI
purchaser.
Patents viii subsequently be issued for thu
lands so purchased in accordance with the law
in force regulating the issue thereof.
The offering of the above lands win be com
menced on the days respectively appointed .anC
viii proceed in the order in which they are ad
vertised, with all convenient despatch, until tn,
whole shall have been offered and the sales TIM
closed.
All purchases not paid for on the day of sal
will be reofered On the following day at tn
risk of the defaulting purchaser.
Given under my hand at the city of Wash
ington this twenty day of February
eighteen hundred and fifty-seven.
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
By the President:
GEO. w. MANyPENNY,
Commissioner Of Indian Affairs.
| 4. B.-No newspaper is authorized TO pub
lish the foregoing advertisement without spe
eial instructions to that effect from the Com
, missioner of Indian Affairs.
Apr IL Il June
Changes in the Days of Sale Of tn
} above described Indian Trust Lane
in Kansas.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Ofce of Indian Affairs, April IL 1851
NOTICES is hereby given that the days des
IN iguated in the foregoing proclamation
for the commencement of the sale of certain In
dian trust lands are changed and postponed t
the following periods:
Iowa lands, at Iowa Point, to Wednesday, 8
day of June next.
The lands of the Weas, &C., at Paoli,
Wednesday, cath day of June next.
Delaware lands, at Osawkee, to Wednesday
18th day of July next.
By order Of the Secretary of the interior:
CHARLES Z. MIX.
| Commissioner dd interim.