The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-04-25
Bale Of Indian Trust Lands In Kan
sas TerritorT.
PROCLAMATION.

By THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
TN 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, Doaipban County.
IN the TerrieoTy of Kansas. c0mmencing 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 SIS are situated within the nm
ritory, and ceded by said Indians IN trust as
aforesaid. 70 wat: Ssf ss$ s E
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gFsseipGl Baeffdtan.
Townships No. os's, IN ranges fifteen, sixteen.
seventeen. eighteen, nineteen and twenty. ~
Townships No. fsco. in ranges seventeen,
eighteen. nineteen and twenty, excepting there
fr0m 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. ct Paoi, Lyidns County, In said TsTri-
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 confedegated bands Of
Kaskaskia. Peoria, Pinkeshaw, and Wea lndi-
ans as are situated within the undermentoned
townships Of said Territory, and ceded By said
confederated bands as aforesaid 10 wit:
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prSseipsl nissi1Saa
Townships fifteen, sixteen, and seventeen, Of
range twenty. ss51 - ~ r4
Townships fifteen, sixteen, and seventeen, of
range twenty-one.
Townships fifteen, sixteen, and seventeen, of
range twenty-two. tHs 8 =
Townships fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, and
| eighteen. Of range twenty-three.
Townships fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, and
/
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 and
sixty asFes of land; and, in addition, that ten
sections should be selected and set apart Gs q
national reservation; and by the fifth article
one seetien 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 70 about
/ forty thousand acres having been select
ed in the following townships above named, &c
wit:
Townships sixteen and seventeen, range twen-
ty-two.
/ Townships fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, and
eighteen range twenty-three.
Townships sixteen and seventeen, range
| twensy-four. 49, &
| Townships sixteen and seventeen range TWEEN
| ty-fye, are hereby set apart AMI 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-
tit of the Delaware tribe of Indians as are situ-
a:ed within the aforementioned townships
comprising the seestern portion Of the lands ce-
ded by the said Delaware Indians; in tIust q,
| aforesaid, to wit:
.S.ush Of tie base line and east # fks sixtl
| princt1G sst4idtds.
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, anc
eleven, of range seventeen. 90.
Townships six. seven, eight, nine, and ten
of range eighteen.
The terms of said sales will be cash, and NJ
| bid will be resolved below the valuation placed
upon the several tracts by the commissioner,
duly appointed for the purpose Of classifying
and yaluing the same; and upon payment be-
ing made, receipts in duplicate viii be executed
therefor, one Of which viii be delivered to tbs
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 will be com
mcnced On the days respectively appointed anC
will proceed in the order in which they are ed
vertised. with all convenient despatch. until th'
whole shall have been offered and the sales thu
closed.
ls All purchases not paid for on the day Of sal
will be reoffered on the following day at tn
risk Of the deEgulting 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. MANYPENHY.
Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
n. B.-No newspaper is authorized to pub
lish the foregoing advertisement without spe
cial instructions to that effect from tho Com
missioner Of Indian AfairE.
ABR ii Il June