The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-07-14
Notice to pre-emption claimants.
By the President ofMe United States.

BIZ the President of the United States.
7 IN pursuance of law, /, JAMES X. POLK, Pres
i ident of the United States Of America do hereby
declare and make known that public sales will be
of LOUISIANA, at the periods hereinafter dcsig-
Al The land Office at OPELOUSAS, commencing
on Monday the eighteenth day Of August next, for
the disposal of the public lands to which no privae
caims' are alleged under existing laws, within the
aforementioned townships and fractional townships,
viz: a B
Township three of range three.
Township five Of range FIVE.
So,h ofe base line aud soesf Of the principal eran.
Township ten, sections one to twenty-three, in
elusive Except section sixteen,) and sections TWEEN
ty-eght to thrty-three inclusive oftownshp eleven;
and sections two to eleven ncusive sections four
teen to twenty-three 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 and
ten. W
Township eleven Except sections thirty -four,
,thirty-fve, and thirty-six) Of range eleven.
Sections eight to fortytwo inclusive, Except sec
ton sixteen,) in fractional township fifteen of range
twelve.
Sections twenty to forty-four, inclusive, of frac-
tiona township fifteen in range thirteen.
At the land office at NEW ORLEANS COM
mencing on Monday the eleventh day Of August
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 trest Of the mississippi riper.
Section four in township six of range eleven.
Township seven of range eleven. q
Section sixty-three, in township eight of range
twelve.
Fractional section seventeen the east half Of frac-
tional section eighteen and the southeast quarter OF
section thirty-six in township eleven, of range thr-
teen.
Lots numbered one, two, three, four and five, or
the north half of fractional section twenty in town
ship twelve of range thirteen.
Section ffty-six, in township twelve Of range
fourteen.
The northwest and southeast quarters of section
twenty-three, and the southwest quarter of section
twenty-four, in township thirteen of range seven
teen.
Sections eleven, thirteen, and fourteen, ntownship
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 twenty
three. .'..s
Lots or sections numbered one to fifteen, inclusive,
in township twenty-three Orange thirty-three
Lot number one of section seventy-sevcn, in
township ten south of range two east situated east
of the mississippi river.
Lands appropriated by law for the use Of schools,
military, or other purposes, will be excluded from
sale. ~
The salcs will each be kept open for two weeks,
(uness the lands are sooner disposed Off and no
longer and private entries of land in the town
ships 80 offered will be admitted, until after the ex-
piration of the two weeks.
Given under my hand at the city Of Washington
this ninth day of May, ammo Domini one
thousand eight hundred and forty-fve.
JAMES X. POLK.
By the President:
JAS. SHIELDs,