The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-08-20

BIZ the President of the United States.

By the President of the United STATES.
N pursuance of law, I, JAMES X POLK, Pres
ident of The United States of America, do here
by declare and make known that public sales viii
be held at the aforementioned land Offices in the
TERRITORY OF IOWA, at the periods hereinaf-
ter designated, to wit:
At the land Office at 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 and east Of the fifth principal
meridian.
Townships eighty-ive and eighty-six Of range one.
Townships eighiy-four and eighty-fve Of range
two.
Townships eighty-four, eighty-fve, and eighty
Townships eighty-four and eighty-six of range
four.
Township eighty-four and fractional township
eighty-fye embracing two islands in the MISSISSIPPI
p river, forming parts of sections one and twelve Of
range FIVE.
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 eghty-one, including "Swan
island, )" and the part of "Bg Beaver island" with
in the township, and townships eighty-three and
elghty-four of range six.
Fractional township eighty-one, including the
Little Rock island, and the south part of an island
forming parts of sections five and six in the Missis
sippi river, of range seven.
Townships eighty-four to eighty-seven north, in
elusive, of range one west of the fifth principal me-
ridian.
Also, at the same place, commencing on Monday
the 9th day of October next for the disposal Of the
public lands within the townships hereinafter desig
mated, to wit:
North Of The base line and West Of the h principal
meridian.
Townships scyenty-eight to eighty-seyen, inclu-
sive, of range nine.
Townships seventy-eight to eighty-eght, inclu-
Townships seventy-eight to eighty-six, inclusive,
Of range eleven.
Townships seventy-eght to eighty-one, inclusive,
of range twelve.
Township seventy-eight Of ranges thirteen and
fourteen.
AT the land Office at FAIRFIELD, commencing on
Monday the fifteenth day of September next, for the
disposal of the public lands within the undermen-
toned townships, to wit
North Of the base line and west Of the th principal
meridian.
Townships seventy-four to seventy-seven, inclu-
sive, of range ten.
Townships seventy to seventy-seven. inclusive,
Fractional township sxty-seven, and township
sixty-eight to scventy-seven, inclusive, of range
twelve.
Also, at the same place, commencing on Monday
the twentieth day of October next, for the disposal
of the public lands within the townships and frac-
tional townships hereinafter designated, to wit
North of the base line and toest Of the f principal
meridian.
Fractional township sixty-seven and townships
sixty-eight to seventy-seven, inclusive, OF range
thirteen.
Fractional township sixty-seven, townships sixty
eight to seventy.seven inclusive, of range fourteen
Fractional township sixty-seven, and townships
sxty-eighty to seventy-fve, inclusive of range ff-
teen.
Township seventy-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 of schools,
military and other purposes, will be excluded from
sale.
The sales will each be kept open for two weeks,
(uness the lands are sooner disposed Off and no
longer; and no private entries of land in the town
ships SO offered will be admitted until after the expi-
ration Of the two weeks.
Given under my hand, at the city of Washing
ton, this ninth day Of May, ammo Domni one thou
sand eight hundred and forty.-fve.
BY the President:
JAMES SHIELDS,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
Notice to presumption 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 same
to the satisfaction of the register and receiver of the
proper land Office, and make payment therefor, as
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 desgnated;) otherwise such claim
will be forfeited.
JAMES SHIELDS,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
May 10--1atf