The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-05-26
Notice 10 presumption claimants.
BIZ the President of the United States.


7 m 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 desg-
mated, to wit:
on Monday, the eighteenth day of August next, fol
the disposal of the public lands to which no 'prvate
claims" are alleged under existing laws within the
aforementioned townships and fractional townships
viz:
South Of the base line and east Of epincipaI meridian
Township three FRANCE three
Township FIVE of range five.
South Qfihe base line and wesi Of the principal meridian
Township ten, sections one TO twenty-three, in
elusive, Except section SIXTEEN, and sections TWEEN
ty-eght to thrty-hree inclusive, oftownshp eleven
and sections two to eleven inclusive; sections four
teen to twentythree inclusive, Except section six
teen,) and sections twenty-nne and thirty Of town.
ship twelve ALI range seven.
Fractional township fifteen of ranges nine and
ten.
Township eleven Except sections thirty-four
thirty-fve, and thrty-six) ofrange eleven.
Sections eight to fortytwo, inclusive, Except sec
ton sxteen,) 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 s'prvate claims" alleged under existing laws
within the following described townships and parts
of townships, to witt
South Of the base time and east Of The principal
ridian ,cest Of the mississippi rirer
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 fac-
tona section eighteen, and the southeast quarter Of
section thrty-six, in township eleven Of range thir-
teen.
Lots numbered one, two three, four and FIVE, OF
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, township
eighteen Of range eighteen
Lots numbered two, three, and four, of section
eghty-fve, in township twelve of range nineteen
Fractional township sixteen of range twent. "
three
Lots or sections numbered to fifteen, inclusive
in township twenty-three ofrange 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. M
The sales will each be kept open for two weeks,
(unless the lands are sooner disposed ofD and no
longer and no private entries Of land in the town
ships so offered win be admitted, until after the ex-
piration 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 K. POLK. i
BY the President:
JAS. SHIELDS,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.