The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-09-01
THE DAILY UNION


ny the Prestdenf of me Ontfed ofnfes.
IN pursuance of law, /, JAMES X POLK, Pres
| ident Of The United States of America, do here
by declare and make known that public sales will
be held at the aforementioned land Offices in the
TERRITORY OF IOWA, at the periods hereinaf
AT the land Office a, DUBUQUE, commencing
on Monday the first day Of September next, for the
disposal of the public lands within the undermen-
toned townships, to wit:
North Of the base line aad east II lie fh principal
snefidian.
Townships eighty five and eighty-six Of range one.
Townships eighty-four and eighty-hve of range
two.
Townships eghty-four, eighty-fve, and eighty
six, of range three.
Townships eghty-four and eish,sssiS of range
four.
Township eighty-four and fractional township
eighty-kyc embracing two ISLANDS " the M'seisso-
pi river, forming parts OF sections one and Twelve of
! range fye.
fractional township eighty, including part of an
island in the Mississippi river, within the limits of
sections seven and eighteen of range six
| Fractional township eighty-one, including .'S@an
island" and the part of siBig Beaver island" with
in the township, and townships eightythree and
| eighty-fouf Of range six.
4 Fractional township eighty-one, including the
portion of "Big Beaver island" within its limits,
Little Rock island and the south part of an island
forming parts OF sections nve anu SIX In the ls5io-
sppi river, Of range seven,
Townships eighty-four to eighty-seven north, in
elusive, Of range one west Of the kth principal me-
| ridian.
Also, a, the same pface, commencing on Monday
the 9Th day OF octuber next, for the disposal of the
public lands within the townships hereinafter desig
mated, to wit:
North Of The base line and ,rest Of the h principal
! meridian.
| Townships seventy-eight to eishty-aeVen, inciu-
| sve, of range nine.
| Townships seventy eight to lightweight, incfi-
Townships sevehty-cight to eighty-six, inclusive,
of range eleven.
Townships seventy-eight to eghty-one, inclusive,
of range twelve.
Township seventy-eight of ranges thirteen and
| fourteen,
Atthe land office at FAIRFIELD, commencing on
Monday the fifteenth day Of September next, for the
disposal of the public lands within the ehdermen-
toned townships to wit
Worth u the base tine and wesl Of The fih principal
meridian.
Townships seventy-iour to seventy -seven, nclu-
| sive, of range ten.
Townships seventy to seventy-seven. inclusive,
1 of range eleven
Fractional township sixty-seven, and township
sxty-eight to seyenty-seyen, inclusive, of range
twelve.
| Also, at the same place, commencing on Monday
of the public lands within the townships and frac-
| tional townships hereinafter designated, TO wit:
North OF ne base line and tcesf Of the tk tri,ssni
| snef7fiaNs
| Fractional township sixty-seven and townships
| sxty-eighl to seventy-seyen, inclusive, of range
| thirteen.
Fractional township sixty-sevcn, townships sixty
eight to sevenyseven, inclusive, of range fourteen.
| Fractional township sixty seven, and townships
sxtyeghty to seventy-fve, incIaaive, of range ff-
teen.
fownahip ssventy-fve of range sixteen.
The east half of the southwest quarter of section
| eight, in township seventy seven north Of range
three east of the fifth principal meridian
| Lands appropriated by law for the use or schools,
military and other purposes, will BIC excluded from
| sale.
| The sales viii each be kept open for two weeks,
(anless tho lands are sooner disposed Off and no
longer. and no private entries of land in the town
ships offered will be admitted until after the eap-
| ration of the two weeks.
| Given under my hand, at the city of Washing
tor, MS ninth day of May, ammo Domini one thou
sand eight hundred and fory-f
| BY the President
| JAMES SHIELDS,
Commissioner of the General Land Office
Notice to pre-emption claimants.
Every person entitled TO the right of presumption
| to any lands within the limits of the townships
above enumerated, is required to establish the ram,e
to the satisfaction Of the register and Receiver of the
proper land Office, end make payment therefor as
practicable after seeing this notice, and before
the day appointed for the commencement of the
public sale of the township embracing the tract
claimed, (above designatedD otherwise such claim
| will be forfeited
JAMES SHIELDS,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
| May l0-1atf
r.,