The Washington union., 1857-05-26
sale OF Indian Trust Lands in Kansas rerri-
tory
PROCLAMATION
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES,

PRESIDENT UNITED STATES
Il N pursuance of Law, l. FRANKLIN PIERCE, Pres
dent Of The United States do hereby declare and make known
Territory Kansas commencing on Tuesday he Ah day Of May
next for the disposal Of such Of the lands held by the
IN The undermenoned townships hand IN said Territory and edcd
by said Indians in trust as aforesaid, TO wit:
SouN @ DE base line n sinh principal meridian
Townships No fifteen sixteen seventeen eighteen
Townships t in ranges seventeen eighteen nineteen and
twenty excepting hereirom few special grants designated
treaty amounting in the whole eight acres
Also at rao Iyns county, Territory commencing on
~ le sixth day q May next for the disposal of sqrh
conderated bands Of Kakaska PEORIA Panesaw and wea In
dams as are Situated Within the undernenoned townships
Territory and ceded by said conederacd aforesaid Wit
sa n e base line and east sf the sirA prncraI meridian
Townships fifteen, sixteen and seventeen range twenty
Townships fifteen sixteen range twenty two
Townships neen sixteen seventeen and eighteen range
Townships hen sixteen seventeen and eighteen Of range wen
yIour.
Townships hcen seventeen eighteen Of range xen.
treaty OF cession that each individual
bands should be entitled hundred sixty land
ona reservation and by the m article section hundred
and forty should also be selected apart benefit
the American Indian Association; and said lands amounting to
about forty eight thousand having been following
townships above-nnned, to wit:
Townships sixteen and seventeen range twenty two
Townships icen sixteen seventeen and eighteen twenty
Townships sixteen seventeen, range twenty, four
Townships sixteen and range twenty Ave- hereby
| apart and reserved from sale.
Also at Iecompton said Territory commencing Tuesday the
twenty third day OF Juno next for the disposal Of such Of the lands
held in trust by the United States Delaware tribe
of Indians situated underrncnone townships
png the ueen portion the ands ceded
CLANS In trust as aforesaid, TO wit;
South Of he base iiae and cast 9 The stsh PRINCIPAL
Townships Ave- six eight nne eleven range
teen isagl
Townships seven, eight nine,
Townships x seven eight and eleven range
teen
Townships six seven eight nine and eighteen
The terms OF said sales will be cash
below the valuation placed the
ors duly appointed for the purpose Of van the
and upon payment being made receipts In duplicate will be
therefor one OF which viii be delivered TO the purchaser
Patents will subsequently be issued
accordance viii, the laws in force regulating the
The Offering of the above lands viii
speoivey appointed, and will proceed
advertised with all convenient despatch
have been offered and the gales thus closed
All purchases paid for the
following day at the risk Of the dcfiuting Purchaser.
Given under hand at the Washington
day of February, eighteen hundred and fifty y-scven.
FRANKLIN PIERCE
BY the President.
GEO w. MANYPgSyy,
Commissioner OF Indian Affairs.
NJ BSo publish foregoing
sencnt without special instructions
sioner Of Indian Affairs.
Feb 2S-lawtlJune.