Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-04-06
= KANSAS TERRITORY. '-'
PROCLAMATION
By THE PRESIDENT OF THE TTrITpn d.,


President Of the United States, do hereby declare
and make known that public sale will BE held at
kansas. commencing on Tuesday, the sth day of Nav
next for the disposal ofthe lands held in trust by the
dlans as are situated within the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
townships of land in said Territory and cedsd by said
Indians In trust as aforesaid, to wit:
South Of the base line and east of the PRINCIPAL
Townships No. one, in ranges fifteen, sixteen sew
Townships No. tUo, In ranges seventeen, eighteen,
nineteen, and twenty, excepting thsrefrom a few
the whole to eight hundred and situate i'm town
ship two, Of ranges nineteen and twenty.
may next for the disposal of such Of the lands held
confederated bands of Kaskaska, Peoria, Pianke-
shaw, and Woa Indians as are situated in the under
said confederatea bands as aforesaid, to wit
South Of thebase line and east Of the sirth pyin-
To,vr.b;ns s. ., CO. ep q, ,ae a L
Townships fifteen, SIXTEEN and seventeen, Orange
Townships fifteen. sixteen and seventeen, of range
Townships fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, and eight
cen, of range twenty three. -F-
Townships fifteen, sixteen, seventeen and eight
Townships fifteen. sixteen, seventeen, and eight
cen, of range twenty five.
=, Provision having been made by the second and
third articles of the treaty Of cession that each ndi
vidual member of said confederated hands should be
entitled to one hundred and sixty acres of land and
IN addition, that ten sections should be selected and
set part as national reservations and 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 Association; and
said lands amounting to ABOUT i9rtyceiEht Thousand
ships above named to wit:
Townships sixteen and seventeen, range twenty
Townships fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, and eixht-
cen. range twenfy-three:
Townships sixteen and seventeen, range twenty
Townships sixteen and seventeen, range twenty
five, are hereby set a part and reserved from sale
Also; at LecomPton, in said Territory, commenc-
ing on Tuesday, the twenty third day of June next
for the disposal of such of the lands held i'm trust by
the United States for the benefit of the Delaware
tribe of Indians are situated within the under
mentioned townships, comprising the uestfrn por-
In trust as aforesaid, to wit:
South Of the base line and east Of the si1th prin
Townships FIVE e siH ssx sr,a'e esb, nina 70,
eleven. Of range fifteen.
Townships seven, eight, nine, ten. and eleven, of
Townships six. seven eight, nine, ten, and eleven,
Townships six, seven, eight, nine and ten of range
eighteen.
The terms of said sales will he cash, and no bid will
R & e paeE the
the purpose of classifying and valIiing the same ;
will be executed theTeSr one of wReb IN w bs S
llyered to thu, purchaser.
Patents VIII subsequently be ISSUED for the lands so
purchased in accordance with the laws force regu-
lating the Issue thereof.
The offering of the above lands will be commenced
on the day respectively appointed, and will proceed
IN the order in which they advertised, with ali
convenient des patch until the whole shall have been
offered and the sales thus closed.
All purchases not paid for the day Of sale will be
reofered on the following day at the risk of the de-
faulting purcher.
Given under my hand at the city of Washington
this day of February, eighteen hundred
and fifty seven
, FRANKLIN PIERCE.
BY the President:
GEO. w. MANyPESNY.
Commits sIoner of Indian Affairs
n. B.-No new spaper is authorized to publish the
foregoing advertisement without special instructions
to that effect from the Commissioner of Indian Al
fairs. mar 6-IawtiJe