The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-05-22
THE DAILY UNION.
By The President of The United States.

| By The President Of the United STATES.
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 IOWA, at the periods hcreinaf-
ter designated, to wit: ISL
At the land Office at DUBUQUE, commencing
on Monday, the first day Of September next, for the
disposal Of the public lands within the undermen'
toned townships, TO wit:
NORTH Of the base line and east Of the fin principal
Townships eghty-6ve and eighty-sx Of range one
Townships eighty-four and eighty-fve of range
two. ia
Townships eighty-four, eighty-fve, and eighty
six, of range three. ttetf ~
Townships eighty-four and eighty-six of range
four.
Township eighty-four and fractional township
eighty-fve embracing two islands in the MISSISSIPPI
pi river, forming parts of sections one and twelve Of
range five.
Fractional township eighty, including part of an
island in the Mississpp river, within the limits OF
sections seven and eighteen of range SIX.
Fractional township eighty-one, including "Swan
island" and the part of "Big Beaver island" with
in the township, and townships eighty-three and
eighty-four of range six.
portion Of "Big Beaver island" within its limits,
Little Rock island and the south part of an island
forming parts of sections Ave and six in the Misss
sippi river, of range seven.
Townships eighty-four to eighty-seven north, In
elusive, of range one west of the fifth principal mo
ridian.
Also, at the same place, commencing on Monday
the 9th day of October next for the disposal Of the
public lands within the townships hereinafter desig-
mated, to wit:
North Of the base line and wsss Of the ih principal
meridian.
Townships seventy-eight to eighty-seven, inclu-
Townships seventy-eight to lightweight, inclu-
sive of range ten.
Townships seventy-eight TO eighty-six, inclusive,
of range eleven
Townships sevensy-eight to eghty-one, inclusive,
Township seventy-eight Of ranges thirteen and
fourteen.
AT the land Office at FAIRFIELD, commencing on
Monday the fifteenth day of September next, for the
disposal of the public lands within the underwent
toned townships, to wit
North of the base line and rvest of the ffh principal
Townships seventy-four to seventy-seven, inclu-
sive of range ten.
Townships seventy to seventy-seven, inclusive,
Of range eleven.
sixty-eight to seventy-seven, inclusive, of range
twelve.
Also, at the same place, commencing on Monday
the twentieth day Of October next, for the disposal
of the public lands within the townships and frac-
tonal townships hereinafter designated, to wit
North Of the base line and ,ces Of the ih principal
M meridian.
Fractional township sixty-seven and townships
sixty-eight to seventy-seven, inclusive, of range
thirteen.
Fractional township sixty-seven, townships sixty
eight to seventyseven, inclusive, of range fourteen
Fractional township sixty seven, and townships
sixty-eighty to sevenyfve, inclusive, Of range ff-
teen.
Township seventy-fve of range sixteen.
The east half of the southwest quarter Of section
eight, i'm township seventy-seven north of range
three east of the fifth principal meridian.
Lands appropriated by law for the use of schools,
military and other purposes, will be excluded from
sale. sH
The sales will each be kept open for two weeks,
(uness the lands are sooner disposed of,) and no
longer and no private entries of land in the town.
ships offered will be admitted until after the expi-
ration Of the two weeks.
Given under my hand, at the city Of Washing
ton, this ninth day of May, ammo Domini one thou
sand eight hundred and forty-fve.
BY the President
JAMES SHIELDS,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
.VOface 10 Pre-empFa0n cIdanidnIS.
Every person entitled to the right Of presumption
to any lands within the limits Of the townships
above enumerated, is required to establish the same
to the satisfaction of the register and receiver Of the
proper land Office, and make payment therefor, a,
soon 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 desgnatedD otherwise such claim
will be forfeited
JAMES SHIELDS.
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
May l0-latf