The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-05-23
Sale Of Indian Trust Lands La Kan
sas Territory.
PPO(T ANATJflN
BIZ THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.

| BIZ THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
IN pursuance of law, /, FRANKLIN PIERCE,
i President of the United States, do hereby
/ declare and make known that public sale
! will 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 of the Iowa
tribe of Indians es are situated within the un-
dermentioned Townships of land In said Ter
ritory, and ceded by said Indians IN trust as
aforesaid, to wit:
Sn4th Of The bass lias and east ef Tie siztA
PTi.efPaI ns<rfdiaa.
Townships No. one, in ranges fifteen, sixteen,
seventeen, eighteen, nineteen and twenty.
townships No. tEo, in ranges seventeen,
eighteen, nineteen and twenty, excepting there
from few special grants designated in he
treaty, amounting in the whole to eight hun
dred acres, and situated in townships two, of
ranges nineteen and twenty.
Also, at Paoli, Lykins County, In said Terri
tory, commencing on Tuesday, the twenty
sixth day of May next, for the 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 Indi-
ans as are situated within the undermentioned
townships of said Territory, and ceded by said
confederated bands as aforesaid, 70 wit:
.S'sfth Of the base 1ias AID sGst q the sirth
priacfpd! naer5diGa.
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 aud
| sixty acres of land; and, in addition, that ten
sections should be selected and set apart as a
national reservation; ard 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
cd 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 TWEEN
ty-fve, 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 land
held in trust by the United States for the bene
fit of the Delaware tribe Of Indians as are stu
ated within the undermentioned townships
comprising the Cestera portion of the lands &C.
ded by the said Delaware Indians, in trust q
aforesaid, to wit:
.S>afk Of TIE baSs lane and aast IF kAS si<tl
| principdl D,eTidtQR.
| Townships FIVE, six. seven, eight, nine, ten
aud eleven, of range fifteen.
Townships seven, eight, nine, ten, and elev-
en-, of range sixteen.
Townships six, seven. eight. nine, ten, and
eleven, of range seventeen.
Townships six, seven, eight, nine, and ten
of range eighteen.
The terms of said sales will be cash, and nc
bid viii be received below the valuation placed
upon the several tracts by the commissioner
duly appointed fer the purpoee Of classifying
and vaiuing the same: and upon payment be-
ing made, receipts in duplicate Will be executed
therefor, one of which will be deliveredsto the
purchaser.
Patents will subsequently, be Issued for the
lands so purchased in accordance with thelawt
in force regulating the issue thereof.
The offering Of the above lands will be com
Inenceu Oh tiie oaH ISsPecti'CIr aPPoiiIteuaiiO
will proceed in the order in which they are ad-
vertised, with all convenient despatch, until the
whole shall have been offered and the sales thu
closed.
All purchases not paid for on the day Of sale
will be reoffered on the following day at tht
risk of the defaulting purchaser.
Given under my hand at the city Of Wash
ington this twenty-sixth day of February
eighteen hundred and ffty-seven.
| FRANKLIN PIERCE.
By the President:
GEO. w. MANYPENNY,
Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
n. B.-No newspaper is authorized to pub
lish the foregoing advertisement without spe
cial instructions to that effect from the Com
missioner of Indian Affairs.
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