Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-05-30
GALE OF INDIAN TRUST LANDS IN
- KANSAS TERRITORY.
PROCLAMATION

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE N1TRD STATES.
President Of tho United States. do hereby declare
and make known that public sale will be held at
GFs in s:
next for the disposal lands held IN trust by the
dams as are situated within the undsrmeH.ione .
townships OF land IN said Territory and coded by said
Indians In trust as aforesaid, TO wit:
South Of the base line and east Of the principal
Townships No. one, ranges ffteen. SIX teen, sew
enteen. eighteen, nineteen. and twenty.
Townships No. t'cO IN ranges seventeen, eighteen,
nineteen eef and i%enty, excepting theretrom few
the whole 70 eight hundred and situate in town
ship two, Of ranges nineteen and twenty.
Also, at Pao, IN Lay hnS country, IN said Territory,
commencing on Tuesday, the twenty sixth day of
IN b. the States .oe for the sf beneh Of bs
confederated bands OF KasAaskla, Peoria, Panke-
sna % IN The
said oonfederates bands AS aforesaid. to wit:
South Of tbs base iine and eGst Of the stxth prin-
CtpoI merrdtda.
townships tiheen sixteen, and seventeen. Orange
townships fifteen, sixteen, and seventeen, ofranse
Townships ffteen six teen and seventeen. FRANCE
Townships f fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, and eight
eel, Of range twenty three.
Towrnships fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, and eight
Townships hfteen sixteen seventeen, and eight
cen, OF range twenty i've.
Provision having been made by the second and
third articles Of the treaty Of cesson that each nd
vidua member of said confederated bands should be
addition that ten sections should be selected and
set part as national reservation; and by the fifth
article one section Of six hundred and forty acres
should also be selected and apart for the benefit
of the American Indian Mission Association; and
SAID lands, amounting TO about forty eight Thousand
acres, having been selected In the following town
ships above named. to wit:
Townships sixteen and seventeen range twenty
two.
Townships fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, and eight
Townships sixteen and seventeen, range twenty
Townships sixteen and seventeen, range twenty
hve, are hereby set part and reserved from sale.
Also, at LecomPton, in said Territory, commenc-
ing ON Tuesday, the twenty third day Of juno mex
the United States for the benefit of the Delaware
tribe OF Indians as are situated within the under
ton of the lands ceded by The said Delaware lndsns,
In trust As aforesaid, to wit:
South OF The base line and east Of the sixth prin-
ctpdt mertdtoa
IownstlPs i've SIX. seven. eight, nine, ten. and
Townships seven, eight, nine, ten, and eleven, Of
range Xtesn.
Townships six seven, eight. pine. ten, and eleven,
Townships six, seven, eight nine. and ten of range
The terms OF said sales will be cash. and bid will
he received below the valuation placed upon the
the purpose of classifying and vaung the same !;
ana upon PAYMENT being made, receipts IN duplicate
Patents will subsequently, be isl sued for the lands so
latIng the issue thereof
The offering Of the above lands will be commenced
on the days respectively appointed and will proceed
IN the order In which they advertised, with all
convenient despatch until the whole shall have been
offered and the sales thus closed.
All purchases not paid for the day Of sale will be
reoHered the follow day At the risk of the de-
fantlng Purcher.
Given under my hand, at the city of Washington,
this twenty day Of February eighteen hundred
and fifty seven.
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
By the President
GKo. w. MANYPRyCy,
Commissioner OF Indian Affairs.
N. B.-No newspaper Is authorized to publish the
foregoing advertisement without special instructions
to that effect from the Commiss ioner of Indian AL
fairs. mar 6-lawtlJe