The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1857-06-13
Sale of Indian Trust Lands in Kan
sas Territory.
PROCLAMATION.

PROcIAMA1lUN-
BY THE PRESIDENT or THE UNITED STATES.
TNpursuanee of law, /, FRANKLIN PIERCE,
i President of the United States, do HEREBY de-
clare and make known that public sale viii be
held ut Iowa Point, D0nlphan County, in the
Territory of Kansas, commencing on TUESDAY,
the 5th day of May next, Tor the disposal of such
of the lands held in trust By the United States
for the benefit of the Iowa tribe Of Indians as are
situated within the aforementioned Townships
of land in said Territory, and ceded by said In
dams in trust as aforesaid. to wit:
South Of lie base line and east Of tie si1tt I,rin-
cipal meridian.
Townships No. one. in ranges. fifteen, sixteen,
seventeen. eighteen. nineteen and twenty.
Townships No. f'eO. in ranges seventeen, eish-
teen. nineteen and twenty, excepting thercfrom
a few special grants designated in the treaty,
amounting in the whole TO eight hundred acres,
and situated in townships two, of ranges nineteen
and twenty.
Also, at Paoli, Iykins county, in said Tcrritory
commencing on Tuesday, re twenty-Sixth Gay OF
May next, for the dispoS | IF such OF the lands
held in trust by the Unteu States for the benefit
of the confederated bands of Kaskaskia. Peoria,
Piankeshaw, and Wea Indians as are situated
within the aforementioned townships of said
Territory, and coded by said confedederatod
bands as aforesaid, to wit:
South Of lie base line and east Of tie SIXTH l1ria-
cipR A,eFididn.
Townships fifteen, sixteen, and seventeen, Of
range twenty.
Townships fifteen, sixteen. and seventeen, Of
range twenty-One.
TOWNSHIPS HfLee0, SlAISeilf anu seventeen, oil
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 c0nfederatcd band.
should identified to one hundred and sixtl acre.
ofland; and in addition, that ten sections should
be selected and set apart as a national reserva-
ton; and by the fifth article, one section of sin
hundred and forty acres should also be selected
and set apart for the benefi: OF the American
Indian Mission Association; and said lands
amounting TO about forty-e;ght thousand ceres
having been selected in the following township.
above named, to wit:
Townships sixteen and seventeen, range twenty.
two.
Townships fifteen. sixteen, seventeen, and
eighteen, range twenty three.
Townships sixteen and seventeen, range TWEEN
ty-four.
Townships sixteen and seventeen, range TWEEN
ty-fiye, are hereby set apart and ressrTetl frosz
sale.
Also, at Leeompton. in said Territory, COM
mencing on Tuesday, the twcnty-shird day O
June next. for the disposal of such of the lands
held in trust by the United States for the benefit
of the Delaware tribe of Indians As are situated
within the aforementioned townships, compris
ing the 1reSffrR portion of the lands ceded by thu
said Delaware Indians, in trust as aforesaid, t.
wit:
South Of tie base line and east ofhle sietA lpsfA
cipat merididR.
Townships FIVE, six. seven, eight, nine, ten, ant
eleven, of range fifteen.
Townships seven, eight, nine, ten, and eleven
OF range sixteen.
Townships six, seven, eight, nine, ten, ana
eleven, OF range seventeen.
Townships six, seven eight, nine, and ten, O
range eighteen.
The terms of said sales will be cash, and no bic
will be received below the valuation placed upol
lax fhfaa l,.I,
pointed for the purpose of classifying and valu
| ing the same; and upon payment being made, re
ceipts in duplicate viii be executed therefor, ON
| of which will be delivered to the purchaser.
/ Patents will subsequently be issued for tn
| lands so purchased. in accordance with the law
in force regulating the issue thereof.
| The offering of the above lands will be com
menced on the days respectively appointed, an'
will proceed in the order IN which they are al
| vcrtised, with all convenient despatch until tn
| whole shall have been offered and the sales thu
! closed.
| All purchases not paid for on the day of sal
will be reoffered the following day at tn risl
/ of the defaulting purchaser.
/ Given under my hand at the city of Washing
| ton this twenty-sixth day of February, eighseel
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
By the President:
GEO. w. MANYPENNY,
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
| n. B.-NO newspaper Is authorized to publis
| the foregoing advertisement without special in
struetiOns to that effect from the COMMISSIONS
of Indian AfIaiIs.
Apr IL ii June
Change Of TIE Place of Sale Of the Drlapare Tn
Lands IN KdRsas
| NOTICE is hereby given, that the place of sal
~ of the Delaware trust lands in Kansas Terri
tory, advertised to take place at Lecompton o.
the 23d day of June next, has been changed tc
and will commence at, Osawkee in said Terrific
I rs, on the same day aod date.
By order of the Secretary of the Interior,
CHARLES Z. MIX,
/ Commissioner al interim.
| DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Office of Indian Affairs, April 6, 1857.
April 2j.
| Changes in The Days Of SIe ofMe a5Ore describe
Indian Trust Lands an Kansas
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
1 Office of Indian Affairs, April IL, 1857
1 NOTICE is hereby given that the days designa
/ ~ ted in the foregoing proclamation for tn
commencement of the sale of certain lndial
trust lands are changed and postponed to tn
the following periods
Iowa lands, at Iowa Point, to Wednesday, 3
day of June next.
The lands of the Weas, &c., at Paoli, to Wed
nesday, cath day of June next.
Delaware lands, at Osawkee. to Wednesday
! 18th day of July next.
By order of the Secretary of the Interior
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