The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-05-13
By he president Of the Unified STATES.

BIZ the President of the United STATES.
| IN pursuance of law, T. JAMES X POLK, Pres
L 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 of 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 he base line and east Of The Jh principal
meridian.
Townships eighty-6ve and eighty-six Of range one
Townships eighiy-four and eighty-fve of range
Townships eighty-four, eighty-fve, and eighty
six, of range three.
/ Townships eighty-four and eighty-six Of range
four.
Township eighty-four and fractional township
eighty five, embracing two islands in the MISSISSIPPI
pi river, forming parts of sections one and twelve of
range fve
| 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 "Swan
island" and the part Of sBig Beaver isandn with
in the township, and townships eighty-three and
eighty-four of range six.
| Fractional township eighty-one, including the
portion Of ''Big Beaver islandp within its limits,
Little Rock island, and the south part of an island
| sippi river, of range seven.
| Townships eighty-four TO eghty-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 uest of the Jlh principal
meridian.
| Townships seyenty-eight to eighty-seven, nclu-
sive, of range nine.
Townships seventy-eight to lightweight, inclu-
Townships seyenty-eght to eghty-six, inclusive,
of range eleven.
Townships seventy-eght to eighty-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 undermer-
toned townships, to wit :
North Of the base line and nest Of the fifth principal
/ meridian.
| Townships seventy-four to seventy-seven, inclu-
| Townships seventy to seventy-seven. inclusive,
of range eleven.
Fractional township sixty-seven, and townships
sixty-eight to seventy-seyen inclusive, Of range
twelve. 5&
| 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 ,oesi Of the h principal
| naeridan
| Fractional township sixty-seven and townships
sixty-eight to seventy-seven, inclusive, of range
| thirteen.
Fractional township sixty-seven, townships sixty
eight to seventyseven inclusive, of range fourteen
/ Fractional township sixty seven, and townships
sixty-eighty to seyenty-fve, inclusive, of range f
| teen.
/ Township seventy-fye 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 lawfor the use of schools
military and other purposes will be excluded from
| sale.
The sales will each be kept open for two weeks
(unless the lands are sooner disposed of and nc
longer; and no private entries Of land in the town
ships so offered will be admitted until after the exp
ration Of the two weeks.
4 Given under my hand, at the city Of Washing.
\ ton, this ninth day Of May, ammo Domini one thou.
sand eight hundred and forty-fve.
i JAMES X. POLK.
i By the President
\ JAMES SHIELDS,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
i Notice TO Dre-emDfiOn claimants