The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-12-16

bf The PRESIDENT Of The v. bIAIES'
TN pursuance Of law !, JoHS TrLss, President Of
the United States Of America, do hereby declare
and make known that public sales be will held at ths
aforementioned Land Offices, in the State OF Missis-
sippi at the periods hereinafter designated, TO wit:
Al the Land Office at COLUMBUS, commencing
on Monday the sixth day of February next, for the
disposal oil the public lands within the limits Of the
aforementioned townships and fractional townships,
TO wit;
North ofue base line and East Of the meridian.
Township eleven, OF ranges fourteen, fifteen
sixteen.
The fractional townships twenty three of
eight-twentytw ofranges nine and ten-and twenv
of range eleven lying south and west Of the
Chckasaw boundary line
Also, section six, in township ten Of range six.
And the north half of section twenty eight, in
township nineteen OF range sixteen.
AT the Land Office at JACKSON, commencing on
Monday, the twentieth day of February next for the
disposal of the public lands within the limits Of the
aforementioned townships, and fractional townships
to wit:
North Of the base line and West Of the meridian
Township sixteen, of range one.
Townships thirteen and fifteen, and the fraction OF
township eighteen, lying North of the old Indian
boundary line, and township nineteen, of range four
townships thirteen and nineteen, of range five.
Sections one twelve, thirteen, and twentyfour, in
townships three, Of range one.
AT the Land Office at AUGUSTA, commencing
on Monday, the sixteenth day of January next, for
the disposal of the public lands within the limits Of
the aforementioned townships, to wit:
South IF 3lst deg. Of latitude and Wesi Of meridian
Township FIVE, of ranges nine, ten, and eleven.
Townships five and six, of range twelve.
Townships one, two, three, four, five, and six of
range thirteen.
Townships one, two three, four, and FIVE, of ran
ges fourteen, fifteen, and sixteen.
North Of the Choca,c base line and East Of the meridian.
Townships two to seven, inclusive, Of range seven
teen
Fractional townships two to seven, inclusive, of
range eighteen
Lands appropriated by law, for the of schools,
military or other purposes, will be excluded from
sale.
The sales will each be kept open for two weeks
(unless the lands disposed off, and no lon
ger, and private entries of land in the townships
offered will be admitted, until after the expiration of
the two weeks.
Given under my hand t the City of Washington,
this 10Th day Of October, Ammo Domini, l642.
JOHN TYLER.
BY the President
Tho: H. BLAKE,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
NOTICE TO PRE-EMPTION CLAIMANTS.
Every person claiming the right of presumption 10
land in any of the townships designated in this pro-
clamaon, in virtue of the provisions Of the act of
the 4th September, 1884, is requested to prove the
same to the satisfaction of the Register and Recsivcr
of the proper Land Office and make payment there
for practicable after seeing this notice, and be-
fore the day appointed for the commencement of the
public sale of the land as above designated; other
wise such claims will be forfeited.
There may yet be outstanding claims under
one or more of the presumption laws, prior TO that Of
4M September, l84l where the entries have not been
made for the want of the pats in the Registers office
In those where the year subsequent to such
filing of the pats allowed by law to such claimants
shall not have expired prior 10 the day fixed for the
| commencement of the sale above mentioned, the
claims must in like manner be established prior to
the commencement of such sale, or they will also be
forfeited Where the year, above referred-to, shall
expire previous to the day fixed for the commence
ment of such sale, such claims will be forfeited if
not proven up and paid for prior to the expiration
of such year THO. II. BLAKE,
Commissioner Of The General Land Office.
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