The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-10-20
" THE PREsIDENT OF THg U. STATES

| BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE U. STATES.
IN pursuance Of law, |, JoHH TvLEs, President of
l. the United States OF America, do hereby declare
and make known that public sales be will held at the
| aforementioned Land Offices in the State Of Missis-
sppi, 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 Of the public lands within the limits of the
aforementioned townships and fractional townships
to wit:
North efAe base line and East Of the meridian
Township eleven, of ranges fourteen, fifteen and
| sixteen.
The fractional townships twenty -three of range
eight-twenty-two ofranges nine and ten--and twenty
one Of range eleven, lying south and west Of the
Chickasaw boundary line
Also section six, in township ten Of range six.
And the north half Of section twenty-cight, 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 cfthe base line aud 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 twenty -four, in
townships three, of range one.
At the Land Office at AUGU 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 Wsss Of msridsan
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 ram
ges fourteen fifteen, and sixteen.
North Of the Choctao base line and East Of tie meridian
Townships two to seven, inclusive, of range
teen.
Fractional townships two to seven, inclusive, of
range egteen.
Lands appropriated by law, for the use of schools,
military or other purposes, will be excluded from
sale.
The sales will each be kept open for two weeks
(unless the lands sooner 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 at the City of Washington,
this 10Th day of October, Ammo Domini, 1912.
JOHN TYLER.
BY the President:
Tho II. BLAKE,
Commissioner of the General Lsrd Office.
NOTICE TO PRE-EMPTION CLAIMANTS.
Every person claiming the right of presumption 10
land in any Of the townships designated in this pro-
camaton, in virtue of the provisions Of the act of
the 4th September, lS41, is requested to prove the
to the satisfaction of the Register and Receiver
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 above designated other
wise such claims will be forfeited
There may yet be outstanding claims under some
more of the presumption laws, prior to that Of
4h September, l64l where the entries have not been
made for the want Of the plas in the Registers office.
In those where the year subsequent TO such
filing of the plats 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 prerous 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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