The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-05-19
Sale of Indian Trust Lands in Kansas Terri
tory.
PROCLAMATION
BY rnB rRrsIDENr OF rnR UNITED STATES.

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
TN pursuance of law, j, FRANKLIN PIERCE, Pres
icn Of the United sos do hereby declare and make known
Territory Of kansas commencing on Tnssday Tho nh day f Nav
for tho disposal such the hold by tho
the undermOnonod townships Territory
by said Indians in trust as aforesaid 10 witt
South g he base line and Of The sih pyiacipa meridian
Townships No hfoen sixteen seventeen eshca
Townships No oo in ranges seventeen eighteen nineteen and
treaty amounting the whole eight hundred
Also Pao iyns county ia saia territory commencing on
dped esd the TIVE twenty day Nay next for The disposal O. such
eonderaod bands Kaskaski Pora ankeshaw and wca In
dans as arc situated within tho aforementioned townships Of said
Territory and coded by said oonfedoaod bands aforesaid
South Of tho base line and east q the sh pncpal meridian.
Townships nnecn sixteen and seventeen, Of twenty
Townships aeon sixteen seventeen range twenty two
Townships hheen sixteen soyoneen and eighteen Of range
Townships fifteen sixteen seventeen eighteen of range TWEEN
Townships hcen sxcOn seventeen eighteen range TWEEN
treaty Of ccson that each individual conederaed
bands should be entitled ono hundred and sixty Of land
in addition that should ma
ona reservation and by the NTH article
forty apart for the bcncnt Of
tho American Indian Mission Association said lands amounting TO
about ioryeSh thousand having been selected III following
| townships aboyenamcd, TO w
Townships sixteon and seventeen range twenty.two
Townships hteen sixteen seventeen and eighteen range twenty
Townships sixteen and seventeen, range twonty four
Townships sixteen and scventeon tony
apart and reserved from sale. G
Also, at ecomptop said Territory commencing Tuesday the
twenty third day Of June next for the disposal Of such the lands
held in trust by the United Delaware tribe
Of Indians situated within townships
psing tho n portion the lands oeded by
dians In trust as aforesaid, to wit:
South q The bae line and east Of the sinh principal meiaiaa
Townships ye six eight nne elevcn range
teen
Townships seven, eight nine, eleven range sixteen
townships six eight and eleven
teen
Townships six, eight and ton OF range eighteen
The terms of said sales win received
below the valuation placed the several tracts the
crs duly appointed for the Of classifying and yag the
and upon payment being made receipts in duplicate will be
therefor one OF which win be delivered to the purchaser
Patents will subsequently be issued for tho
accordance with the laws in force regulating the
The offering of tho above lands will be
specyey appointed and will proceed the they
advertised with all convenient
havo been offered and the saos thus closed
All purchases paid for tho
following day mt tho risk of the def.uting purchaser.
day OF February, eighteen hundred and nifty seven.
FRANKLIN PIERCE
BY the President.
GEO w. MAsrPESsY,
Commissioner OF Indian Affairs.
N BNo authorized publish foregoing
omen without special instructions to that effect from tho Commits
sionor OF Indian Affairs.
Feb 2s-lawtlJune.