The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-05-29
BIZ the President offde United States.

By the President of the United States.
TN pursuance of law, /, JAMES X. POLK, Pres
i 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 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, twenty-six
thirty-fve and thirty-six, in township twelve,
of range thirteen.
The eastern tier of sections in township thirteen
Of range thirteen.
teen, twenty-three, twenty-our twenty-five, twenty
six, twenty-seven, wenty-egh, twenty-nne, thirty
two thirty-three, thirtyfour, thirtyfve, thirysix
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 thirty-four, on Manatee river,
of range eighteen.
Fractional townships twenty-eight and twenty
nine, east Of the military reservation at Fort Brooke,
and townships thrty-three, thirty-four and thirty
five, on Manatee river, of range twenty.
Townships twenty-seven, twenty-eght twenty
nine, thirty-three and thrtyfour, of range twenty
one. ete M
Townships twenty-eight and twenty-nine of range
twenty-five.
AT the land Office at ST. AUGUSTINE, COM
mencing on Monday, the eighteenth day of August
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 Of the principal meridian
Townships twenty-three and twenty-four of range
twenty-nine.
Townships twenty, twenty-one. twentv-two ,,ven-
ty-three, and fractional township twenty-six, on
Lake Tohopekaliga, of range thirty
Townships twenty-one and twen,y-three of range
thirty-one.
Township twenty of range thirty-two
AT the land office atTALLAHASSEE. commence
ing on Monday, the eleventh day of August next,
for the disposal Of the public lands within the nm,
aforementioned 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 seven and eight in section
twenty; lot one in section twenty-one; lots seven
and eight IN section wenty-nine; and lot eight in
section thirty-two; oil 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,
(uness the lands Opposed Of and no long
err; and no private entries Of land in the townships
so 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 fopre-empfion 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
same to the satisfaction Of the register and receiver
Of the proper land Office, and make payment there.
for as 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. SHIELDS,
| Commissioner of the General Land Office.
| April 10-lawtf