The Washington union., 1857-09-23
Sale of Indian Trust Lands in Kansas Terri
tory.
PROCLAMATION
RY THE PREsIpKNT on THE uNTrEp STATES.

BY THE PREsrDKSr on THE UNITED STATES.
TN pursuance of law, i, FRANKLIN PIERCE, Pres,
ent OF the United States do hereby declare aud make known
that public sale viii be held a. Iowa pG ISpG9 @ S e0Sn u the
next disposal such OF the lands held trust by the United
m tbe townships Of Territory edcd
by said Indians in trust as aforesaid TO Wit
Sosh er Tine and sas ef he sinh principal meridian
Townships No in ranges fifteen sixteen seventeen eighteen
townships No i ranges seventeen eighteen nineteen and
treaty amounting whole eight hundred acres and
townships two, Of ranges nineteen and twenty.
Also at PaoH Iykns county Territory, commencing on
Tuesday sixth day OF May next for the disposal Of
the lands held trust BY the United states for the benefit d the
bands Of Kaskia, Peoria nankeshaw and we
dians as are situated within The townships Of said
South f and n he aah principal meridian
Townships aeeu sixteen and seventeen OF twenty
Townships hsen sixteen and seventeen of range twenone
Townships hieen sixteen and seventeen twentw
Townships nneen sixteen seventeen and eighteen Of range wen
ty three.
Townships neen sixteen seventeen and eighteen Of
Townships fifteen sixteen seventeen and eighteen range
tydve.
Provision having been made by the articles Of the
of ceon that each individual member of said couerad
bands should be entitled hundred and sixty OF land
addition that ten sections should be selected and set apart
the hh section Of
should also be selected and for the
forty eight Thousand having been selected in the following
townships above named TO wit
Townships sixteen and seventeen, range twenty two.
Townships fifteen sxee seventeen, and eighteen range twenty
Townships sixteen and seventeen range twenty four
Townships sixteen and seventeen range twenty Ave- hereby
| apart and reserved from sale.
Also at Lecompton said Territory 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 benefit OF tho Delaware tribe
situated aforementioned com
png the e portion Of the lands ceded by the said Delaware
| dams, in trust as aforesaid, TO wit;
South Of The base line and eaa Of hc stth PRINCIPAL meridian
Townships five, seven eight nn eleven range
| teen.
Townships seyen eight nne eleven Of range
Townships six eight nlne and eleven of
| teen.
Townships seven, eight nine and of range eighteen
said sales will be bid received
below the valuation placed the by the
duly appointed for the Of classifying and yaung
therefor, Of which will be delivered the purchaser
accordance with the laws force regulating the issue thereof
spectiyey appointed, will proceed which they
have offered The sales thus closed
purchases sale the
following the risk Of the defauting purchaser.
under hand the Washington this
day Of February, eighteen hundred and fifty -soven.
FRANKLIN PIERCE
By the President
GEo. W. MAsYPEyyY,
Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
N BNo newspaper Is authorized to publish the foregoing
sement without special instructions to that effect from the Comm
| soner of Indian Affairs.
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