The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-06-06
BIZ the President oftAe United STATES.


7 N pursuance of law, /, JAMES X. POLK, Pres
| idcnt of the United States Of America, do hereby
declare and make known that public sales will be
held at the aforementioned land offices in the State
of LOUISIANA, at the periods hereinafter desig
mated, to wit:
Al the land Office at OPELOUSAS, commencing
on Monday, the eighteenth day of August next, fol
the disposal Of the public lands to which ''prvate
claims" are alleged under existing laws, within the
aforementioned townships and fractional townships
viz:
South Of the base line and east Of the principal meridian
Township three of range three
Township FIVE of range FIVE.
South ofhe base line aud iresi ofie principal meridian
Township ten, sections one to twenty-three, in.
elusive, Except section sxteen,) and sections TWEEN
ty-eght thirty-three inclusive oftownship eleven
and sections two to eleven inclusive; sections four
teen to twentythree inclusive, Except section six
teen and sections twenty-nine and thirty Of town
ship twelve, all in range seven.
Fractional township fifteen of ranges nine ant
ten
Township eleven Except sections thirty-four
thirty-fve, and thirty-six) ofrange eleven.
Sections eight to forty-two inclusive, Except sec
ton SIXTEEN in fractional township fifteen Of rang,
twelve
Sections twenty to forty-four, inclusive, Of frac
tional township fifteen in range thirteen
AT the land Office at NEW ORLEANS, com
next for the disposal Of the public lands to which
no "private caims' are alleged under existing laws
within the following described townships and parts
Of townships, to wit:
South of the base tine and east of the principal me
ridian ,rest Of The Mississippi rirer.
Section four in township six of range eleven.
Township seven of range eleven.
Section sixty-three, in township eight of range
twelve
Fractional section seventeen, the east half of frac
tonal section eighteen, and the southeast quarter
section thirty -sx, in township eleven, Of range thr
teen.
Lots numbered one, two, three four and FIVE, OIL
the north half of fractional section twenty in town
ship twelve of range thirteen.
Section ifty-six, in township twelve of range
fourteen.
The northwest and southeast quarters of sector
twentythree and the southwest quarter of section
twenty-four, in township thirteen Of range seven
teen.
Sections eleven, thirteen and fourteen, in township
eighteen Of range eighteen.
Lots numbered two, three, and four, of section
eighty-fve, in township twelve of range nineteen
Fractional township sixteen of range twent.
three.
Lots or sections numbered one to fifteen, inclusive
in township twenty-three of range thirty-three.
Lot number one of section seventy seven, il
township ten south of range two east situated cas-
of the Mississippi river.
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 are sooner disposed off, and nj
longer; and no private entries of land in the town
ships so offered will be admitted, until after the ex
piration Of the two weeks.
Given under my hand at the city of Washingo,
this ninth day of May, ammo Domini on
| thousand eight hundred and forty-fve.
JAMES X. POLK.
BY the President:
| JAS. SHIELDS,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.