The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-10-22
By ne president ofthe United STATES.

By the PreSideHt OF me OnHed otdtes.
TN pursuance of law, /, JAMES X. POLK, Pres
| by declare and make known, that public sales will
! be held at the aforementioned land Offices in the
TERRITORY OF FLORIDA, at the periods here
matter designated, to wit:
| AT the land Office at NEWNANSVILLE, COM
mencing on Monday, the eleventh day of August
next for the disposal of the public lands within the
aforementioned townships and fractional townships,
viz
South of the base line and east of the principal meridian
Sections one, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen,
twenty-three, twenty-four, twenty-five, tweny-six,
thirty-fve and thirty-six, in township twelve,
of range thirteen
The eastern tier of sections in township thirteen
of range thirteen.
Sections one, two, eleven, twelve, thirteen, four
teen, wenty-three twenty-four twenty-five, twenty
SIX twenty seven, twenty twenty-nne, thirty
two, thirtythree thirtyfour thirty thirtysix,
in township fourteen, of range thirteen.
Fractional township fifteen Except section six and
fractional sections seven and eighteen) of range
thirteen.
Townships twelve and thirteen of range four
teen.
Township thirteen of range fifteen.
Fractional townships twenty-eght and twenty
nine, west of Tampa Bay, of range sixteen.
Fractional township thrty-four, on Manatee river,
of range eighteen.
Fractional townships twenty-eight and twenty
nine, of the military reservation at Fort Brooke,
and townships thiry-three, thirty-four and thirty
five, on Manatee river, of range twenty.
Townships twenty-seven, twenty-eglt, twenty
nine, thirty-three, and thirty-four of range twenty
one.
Townships twenty-eight and twonty-nine of range
twenty-five.
AT the land Office at ST. AUGUSTINE, COM
mencing on Monday, the eighteenth day of Angus,
next, for the disposal Of the public lands within the
aforementioned townships and fractional town
ships, to wit:
South Of the base line and east ie principal meridian
Townships twenty-three and twenty-four Of range
twenty-nine.
ownshipstwenty, twenty-onee, twenty-five, TWEEN
ty-three and fractional township twenty-six, on
Lake Tohopekaliga, of range thirty.
Townships twenty-on and twenty-three of range
thirty-one.
Township twenty ofrange thirty-two.
At the land Office at TALLAHASSEE ommenc-
ing on Monday, the eleventh day of August next
for the disposal of the public lands within the un-
dermenuoned sections, situated in the former Indian
reserve of Econchatamico, on the Chatahoochee
river, to wit
Lot seven in section eight; lots seven and eight in
section seventeen; lots and eight in section
twenty lot one in section twenty-one; lots seven
and eight in section twenty mine; and lot eight in
section thrty-two; all in township five north of
range seven, west of the principal meridian.
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 sooner Opposed Of and no long
er; and private entries of land in the townships
offered will be admitted until after the expiration
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, |
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
Notice to prescription claimants.
Every person entitled to the right of presumption
to any lands within the limits of the townships and
tracts above enumerated is required to establish the
to the satisfaction of the register and receiver
of the proper land office, and make payment there
for, 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 designated) otherwise such claim
will be forfeited.
JAS. SLlELDS,
Commissioner of the General Land Office. |
April l0--lawtf
DISAPPOINTMENT OF PUBLIC LAND SALES
IN FLORIDA. G
DUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given, that the
i public sales of lands, ordered by proclamation
of the President of the United States dated the
ninth day of May, l845, to be held at the Land
Offices at NEwNANsvILLE and TALLAHAssEE, on the
eleventh day of august next; and at the Land Office
at ST. AUGUSTINE, the eighteenth day of .august
next, all situate in the STATE OF FLoRIDA, are de-
clared to be POSTPONED until, and to commence on,
the FIFTH DAY ofJANUARY next.
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