Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-03-07
Sale Of Indian Tru,t Lands In Kansas Ter.
p ritory.
PROCLAMATION
OVLhNh i TON
BY THE PRESIDENT OF The UNITED srAyEs:


IN PURSUANCE OF LAW, I, FRANKLIN
PlERCf &, President Ofthe United States, do here
by declare and make known that pubic sale will
be held at Iowa Point, DOnphan county, in the Ter
day OF Nay next for the dsposa such Of the lands
held In trust by the United States for The benefit CT
tee Iowa tibe of Indians situated within the
aforementioned townships Of land in ssid Territory
wit: -. .s-
s0xth Of the bIss line anl east of the s1tI prinei-
pal snsridiGn.
Townships No. one, in ranges fifteen, sixteen, sew
enteen, eighteen, nineteen, and twenty.
Townships No. tUO in ranges seventeen, eight
cen, nineteen and twenty, excepting therGfrom
few special g. ants designated in the treaty, unit
ing in the whole eight huodred acres ana situate
ia township two, Of ranges nineteen and swenty.
Also at Paoli, In I.ykius county, in s1d Terrific
ry, commencing on Tuesday the twenty kin day
U May next. for the dispOtal Of such Of the lands
held III uurt by the Uni,ei States, for The ben. fit
the cOniederatPd bands # Klskaskia, Peoria p az
keshaw, and WOa ntians, as are situated in the un
aforementioned town. hi Of sad Territory and ceded
by said confedcrated ands as Aforesaid, to wit:
South Of the Jasc Ene end eas. Of tbs si1h principal
meTidjGn.
Townships fifteeH, six.sen and seventeen, of
range twenty. -.
Townships fifteen, sIxteen, aud seventeen, of
range twenty one.
fUwRshirs fifteen, sixteen and 81 lvsntCen, Of
range twenty two.
Townships fifteen, sixteen, seventeen and eight
cen, Of range twenty three.
townships fifteen, sixteen, 81 iventeen, and eight
n, OF range twenty four .......
Townships fifteen, sixteen, sew snteen and eight
cen, OF lau. TIVE nty five.
PrGvision having been made b, the second and
third articles OF the treaty of that each mol
vldusl M mber OF ga cOnfedei a.ed inds should
enuNed 10 one hundred and sixty acres OF land and
ia addition, that ten ions should be selected
set apart as d national reservation; and by the fifth
article ole section of six hun and fGr,y ares
,hn al hn caln oala
Of the Ameri an lndan Mission Association; and
said lands, am 1untrg to about ferry izht thousand
acres, having been selected I'm the following town.
ships above hamed, to Wit:
ToWnsiH.s sixteen and seventeen, la1ce tw. MY
two.
townships fifteen, sx:ee, i, seventeen, and eight
teen, ge twentythree
Townships sixteea and seventeen, range twesiy.
four.
Townships sixteen and seyentcen, range tn cnty-
hse, are hersby SIT part snd re .ervei from salc.
Also, at lecol pton ia ssd Territory, commcnc
ing on Tuesday, the twenty Third sy OF JuI next,
for lhc dispO a of such OF he lands held in trust by
tbs Unile1 States for the benefit Of The Belswarc
tribe of Indians are situated within the under
mentioned townships, comprising the lDestern DO lion
OF the laHds coded b. the saiu Delaware Indians In
trust as Aforesaid, to wit:
South of the base line and east of e si1k principal
meTtdion.
townships five, SIX, seven, eight, nine, ten, and
eleven, OF range fifteen.
AZ" peeefeIJ o'Sht, hlHe, Ten, una eIeV6n, OF
range six.etn
Township SIX, seven, eight, nine, sen and eleven,
of range seventeen.
Townships six, seven, eight, nine, and ten, ofrarge
eighteen. ..
The terms of said s.les will he cash, and n. bid
wlu be received Lelow the valuation p acct upon
tha sc 7era Tracts bv ts commis oncrs duly appoint
eifor the rpOse Of classifying vaIuing the same
and upon laJment berg made, eIpts In duplicate
VIII be executed lheref r. Of which will lie d,
livered TO the ku. chaser.
Patents will Subsequent y be issued for the lands
so purcha ed in accordance with the laws in iurce
e:ulating the issue thereof.
The iering OF the above lands will be commenced
on The days respectively appointed, and will proceed
In the order IN which they a1vertised, with all
convenient Gespatsh, until the whole all have been
Ote cd and The sales thus coecd.
All purch- ses not paid for the day of sali II lie
reon. on The following Gay at the isk Of tie de-
fau ting purchaser
Given under my hand at the city of Washington
this ~ ent sixth dsy Of +, buay, eighteen hundred
and lfy seven.
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
BY the President:
CFO. w. MANYPFsSY,
Commissioner OF Indian Affairs.
N. No newspaper is author zed to publish the
foregoing a1SeItisement without special inst sructiOns
TO lba; thx, { from The Commissioner of Indien AT
ialfs. mar 6-lawtlJuns'