The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-05-09
Sale Of Indian Trust Lands In Kan
sas Territory.

BIZ THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
Tn pursuance of law, l. FRANKLIN PIERCE
il President of the United States, do hereby
declare and make known that . public sale
will be held at Iowa Point, Doniphan County
in the Territory of kansas. commencing on
Tuesday, the fifth day Of May next. for 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 un-
dermentioned Townships of land in said Ter
ritory, and ceded by said Indians in trust as
aforesaid, to wit:
lSzlth IF tie base liss asd east of the sirfk
| FriEiPal zsersdian.
Townships No. oas, in ranges fifteen. sixteen,
seventeen eighteen. nineteen sld twenty.
| Townships No. tsoo, in ranges seventeen,
| eighteen nineteen and twenty. excepting there
| from few special grants designated Id he
treaty. amounting in the whole TO eight hum
dred acres, and situated in townships two, Of
ranges nineteen and twenty.
Also, ct Pacii, ykins County, in said Terri
tory, commencing on Tuesday, the twenty
sixth day Of May next. for the disposal OF such
| of the lands held in trast b. the United States
for the benefit of the confedcrated bands OF
Kaskaskia, Peoria, PinkesEaw, and Wea Indi-
ans as are situated within the undermentio toned
townships of said Territory, and eeded By said
eenfederated bands as aforesaid, to wit:
IS,atk Of TIE base Lane aad east # tie siLfh
PriRciaa meridian.
Townships fifteen, sixteen, and seventeen, OF
range twenty.
Townships fifteen, sixteen, and seventeen, of
range twenty-one.
Townships fifteen, sixteen, and seventeen, of
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 eonfederated
bands should be entitled to one hundred and
sixty acres Of land; and, in addition, that ten
sections should be selected and set apart as .
national reservation; 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 AsSo-
ciation; and said lands, amounting to about
forty-eight thousand acres. having been select
ed in the following townships above named, to
wit:
TOwnshipssixseen and seventeen range swen-
ty-two.
Townships fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, and
eighteen. range twenty three.
Townships sixteen and seventeen, range
twenty-four.
townships sixteen and seventeen range twen-
ty-fve, are hereby set apart and reserved from
sale.
Also. at Lecompton, in said Territory. COM
mencing on 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 bene
tt of the Delaware tribe Of Indians as are situ-
ated within the undermentioned townships,
comprising the iceStsTR portion Of the lands ce-s
ded by the said Delaware Indians, in trust as
aforesaid. TO wit:
4S,Gth # tie base line and east Of the silA
pTTnci al 8aefi0iGn.
Townships five. six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
aud eleven of range fifteen.
Townships seven, eight, nine, ten, and elev-
en-. of range sixteen.
Townships six, seven, eight, nine, ten, and
eleven. Of range seventeen.
Townships six. seven, eight, nine, and ten,
Of range eighteen.
The terms of said sales will be cash. and no
bid will be received below the valuation placed
upon the several tracts by the commissioners
duly appointed fer the purpoee of classifying
and valuing the same; and upon payment be-
ing made. receipts in duplicate win be executed
therefor. one of which wiz be delivered to the
purchaser.
Patents win subsequently be issued for the
lands 50 purchased in accordance with the laws
in force regulating the issue thereof
The offering of the above lands will be COM
meueed ON the days respectively appointed and
will proceed in the order in which they are ad-
yertised. with all convenient despatch, until the
whole shall have been offered and the sales thus
closed.
All purchases not paid for on the day of sale
will be reofsred on the following day at the
risk of the defaulting purchaser.
Given under my hand at the city Of Wash
ington this twenty-sixth day of February,
eighteen hundred and fftyseven.
FRANKLIN PIERCE.