The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-06-26
sale of Indian Trust Lands in Kansas Terri
tory.
PROCLAMATION
BY THE pnrslDrsr or nn UNITED STATES

PROCLAMATION
BY THE PRESIDENT on THE UNITED
TN pursuance of law, /, FRANKLIN PIERCE, Pres
that public Point Doniphan In the
Territory Of kansa commencing Tuesday the arm day q NAY
states FOR the benefit Of the Iowa tribe Of Indians situated Win
the aforementioned townships Of land said Territory, and coded
by said Indians Ia trust as aforesaid To wit
Soaah y Tie ta@ tine Of principal meridian
Town No in ranges fifteen, sixteen, seventeen eighteen
Townships Too ranges seventeen eighteen nineteen, and
twenty excepting .he.sro few Peca grants DESIGNATED 10 Hs
townships two, OF ranges nineteen and twenty.
Also At iao Iykns oonnty IN said Territory commencing On
d the lands held trust by the United States for the benefit Of The
townships said
Territory and ocded by said conidaid bands aforesaid 10 wit
II u i,acisa
Townships Hecn sixteen, range twenty
Townships nneen sixteen and seventeen Of range twenty one
Townships hi,een sixteen, and twenty
Townships nteen sixteen seventeen and giesn Of range TWEEN
Townships neen sixteen seventeen eighteen range
Townships ee sixteen seventeen eighteen Of range
having third articles Of the
treaty cesn that each individual member OF said conlederaied
bands should sixty
IN addition that ten sections should be selected and set apart
ona reservation and by The nh article one seo Of six hundred
and forty should also be selected and apart cor the bene, Of
the Indian Mission said
about forty eight Thousand acres having been selected la the following
townships above named, to Wit:
Townships sixteen seventeen, range twenty two
Townships hteen sixteen, seventeen, aud eighteen range twenty
three.
Townships sixteen twenty hereby
apart and reserved from sae
Also Iecompon In said Territory commencing Tuesday
third Of June disposal lands
held by tile United
Of Indians within the townships
pFisng the the ceded
dians, In trust aforesaid, 10 Wit
South II The base line and Of the sinh principal meridian.
Townships Ave seven eight nine eleven range
Townships seven eight ten eleven range sixteen
Townships six seven eight nine ten and eleven
teen.
Tow nslns six seyop eight nine and ten Of range eighteen
The OF said sales will be cash viii
below the valuation ped the
duly appointed FOR the Of classify and vaune the
aud payment being made duplicate will be executed
therefor OF which will be delivered the purchaser.
Patents viii subsequently be Issued for the
accordance with the laws Ia regulating the
The offering the above lands viii
specvey appointed and will proceed in the order which they
advertised with all convenient despatch, whole shall
have been offered and the sales thus closed
All purchases paid the sale will be eoeed
following day at the risk OF the defiutng purchaser.
Given under hand at the Washington this
day OF February, eighteen hundred and niy seven.
FRANKLIN PIERCE
BY the President
|. GEo. W, MANrESsy,
Commissioner Of Indian Affairs.
~ BNo newspaper authorized publish foregoing
seent without special Instructions that effect the Comns
soner of Indian Affairs.
Feb 2s-lawtlJune.