The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-08-01
By the President ofthe United States.

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TN pursuance of law, 1, 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 LOUISIANA, at the periods hereinafter desig-
mated, to witt
AT the land Office at OPELOUSAS, commencing
on Monday, the eighteenth day of August next for
the disposal of the public lands which "prvate
claims" are alleged under existing laws, within the
aforementioned townships and fractional townships,
viz:
South Of The base line and east Of The principal meridian
Township three range three.
Township five of range five.
South ofthe base line and ,ces Of the principal meridian.
Township ten, sections to twenty-three, in
elusive Except section slxteen and sections TWEEN
weight to thirythree inclusive, of township eleven;
and sections two to eleven nclusive 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.
Township eleven Except sections thirty-four,
thrty-five and thirty-six) range eleven.
Sections eight to forty-two, inclusive, Except sec
ton sixteen in fractional township fifteen Of range
twelve.
Sections twenty to forty-four inclusive, of frac-
tonal 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 .'pnvate claims" are alleged under existing laws,
within the following described townships and parts
Of townships, to witt
South of The base tine and east Of The principal me-
ridian ,rest Of the Mississippi riper.
Section four in township six of range eleven.
Township seven Of range eleven.
Section sxty-three, in township eight OF range
twelve.
Fractional section seventeen, the east half of frac
IL ~,t
section thirty-six 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
eighty-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 ofrange thrty-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
The sales will each be kept open for two weeks
(unless the lands sooner disposed of and no
longer; and no private entries of land in the town
hips 80 offered will be admitted until after the ex.
pration 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,
Commissioners of the General Land Office