The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-05-28
Notice to pre-emption claimants.
BIZ the President of the United States.

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I N pursuance of law, /, JAMES X. POLK, Pres
ident 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 LoUlSlANA, at the periods hereinafter desg-
mated, to wit:
AT the land office at oPELoUsAs, commencing
on Monday, the eighteenth day of August next, for
the disposal ofthe public lands to which no private
claims" are alleged under existing laws, within the
aforementioned townships and fractional townships,
viz: feF
South Of the base line and east Of the principal meridian
Township three ofrange three
Township five of range five.
South Qfs base line aud ,cest of the principal meridian
! Township ten, sections to twenty-three, in
elusive, Except section sixteen,) and sections twen-
ty-cght to thrty-three inclusive oftownshp eleven
and sections two to eleven inclusive; sections four
teen to tweptythree 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.
Township eleven Except sections thirty-four,
thirty-fve, apd thirty-six) ofrange eleven.
Sections eight to forty-two inclusive Except sec
ton sixteen,) in fractional township fifteen Of range
twelve. ,t8
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 "prvate claims" are alleged under existing laws,
within the following described townships and parts
Of townships, to wit:
South Of The base time 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.
Section sixty three, in township eight Of range
twelve,
Fractional section seventeen the east half of frac-
onal section eighteen and the southeast quarter of
section thirty in township eleven, of range thir
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 in township
eighteen of range eighteen.
Lots numbered two, three, and four, Of section
cighty-fve, in township twelve Of range nineteen
| Fractional township sixteen of range twenty
three.
Lots or sections numbered one to fifteen, inclusive
in township twenty-three of range thirty-three.
Lot number one of section seventy seven, 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. las
The sales will each be kept open for two weeks,
(unless 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 ex-
piration ofthe 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,
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