Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-02-26
By Tie President ctMc United States.

Bg IKE President If tie United States.
Nm pursuance Of Law, |, MARTIN VAN BUREN,
u President of the United States of America DO here
by declare and make known that public sale will be
held al Saint Augustine in the Territory OF Florida,
.HDnay TIE Gjh day IF .focemJer ne for the disposal
Of the public lands within the limits Of the UNDERWENT
toned townships and fractional townships in the Last
Florida Land District, TO viii
Month GfMe Jasc line and Gas, cfMemerdian.
Fractional townships l. 9 g. 4, and ., Fast of 81.
Mays river. Of range %.
Townships J. 2, 3, and !, and fractional township .,
Of range "a.
Townships l. 9 and 3, Of range 90.
Township ] Of range 20
Fractional townships L. 2, 3, and 4, orrango 81
Fractional townships 4, 2, and 3, OF range %
Fractional townships !, 2, and 3, Of range %
South IF The base Tine and East ef tie meridian
Townships Il, Of range Is.
Townships >, and 6, o.: range TO-
Townships !, 2,35 and g. OF range 20.
Townships , 9, 3, and q, Of range q.
Fractional township l. townships =, 3, 4, 5, aud G, Of
range %
Townships 1884 5, and g. of raage23.
Townships ,2,3, !, > aud 6, O: range 2l
Townships =, 3, 4, ., and 6, ofrange %
Fracona! township |, Of range %
At the same place, in continuation, commencing on
Honday The 1911 day Of SoremJer ne1t, for The disposal
Of the public lands within the limits of the undemen
toned townships and fractional townships, 10 wit:
South Of HE base line and Last Of Tie mcridian
That part Of township II, East Of SuwanEee river Of
range II.
Townships 10, il and IL, Of range -
Townships 10, II, and II, Of range lG
Townships 10, II, II. and -, Of range II.
Township T. and fractional townships and ~, [west
Of ArredCndos claim. and township l3, of range Is
Townships and s, and fractional township y, north
Of ArrcduDLus claim fractional tow nship u, south Of
Arredundo's caiml and township l3, of range -.
townships and 6, fractional township ., north OF
Arredondos claiml fractional township IL, [souh Of
that claim. and township l3, Of range 20.
Townships and S, fractional township 9, north Ct
Arredondos claim,l fractional township II, tsouth Of
-. Ill & Dt
Townships and :, aud that part Of townships 9, 10,
II, and r. Tying east Of AHedondos ciam,I and town
ship -, of range %
Townships :, s, ., TO- II, l2 and l3, Of range %.
Townships T. 9, o. TO- IL, H. and 49, of range a.
Township s l. {, D. 10, H. ~ and -, of range %.
The sales will each be kept open for weeks (uness
the lands disposed o) and no longer and no
private entries of land in the townships offered will
be admitted until after the expiration of the two weeks.
There will be excluded from The sales herein proclaimed,
lands appropriated for The Of Schools military, or
other purposes also lands covered by private confirmed
claims surveyed unsurveyed and lands TO which p'
vale claims are alleged which have not yet been con.
frmcd by law, together with all quarter sections and
fractional sections which may be cut thereby and there
fore made require subdivisions when such claims
shall have been surveyed
Given under my hand, ri the city o! Washington, lh!s
'4'" Gay u '1'S' -'""' D'' Nj. VAN buren,.
By the Presidents:
JAMES WuTcoME,
Commissioner Of Tie General Land CDtee.
Note by The Commissioner.
II is understood TO be in contemplation 10 establish
Gordon of military posts the Peninsula OF Florida,
al considerable distance the south of the lands above
n,ocuirpd for the protection Of The frontier which will
afford an ample opportunity to purchasers, prior TO the
sales To examine the lands, large portion Of which is
represcn,cd as being very valuable
Notice 10 Prc-empton Claimants
Every person claiming the right of pre- .emp,ion to
any OF The lands designated in the above proca
10 requested TO prove The 10 the satisfaction Of the
Register and Receiver Of the proper land Office and
MAKE payment therefor practicable after see
ing this nOe. in order that the claim may be adJudcaied
by those officers agreeably 10 law, due time prior 10
the day appointed for the oil the pubic
SALE and all caims no, duly made known and paid for
prior The date Aforesaid declared by law 10 be for.
iei,ed JAMES WHlTCOMB,
Commissioner Of tie General Land Office.
Aug7 2G-wGw&w6t