The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-06-16
THE DAILY UNION.
By the President of the United States.

By the President of the United STATES.
IN pursuance of law, I, JAMES X POLK, Pres
] 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 IOWA, at the periods hereinaf-
ter designated, to wit:
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 fifth principal
meridiaH.
Townships eghty-fve and eighty-six of range one.
Townships eighty-four and eghty-hve of range
two.
Townships eighty-four, eighty-fve, and eighty
Townships eighty-four and eighty-six of range
four.
Township eighty-four and fractional township
eghty-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 Mississippi river, within the limits of
sections seven and eighteen of range Six
Fractional township eghty-one, including "Swan
island" and the part of "Bg Beaver island" with
in the township, and townships eighty-three and
eighty-four of range six.
Fractional township eighty-one, including the
portion of "Big Beaver island" within its limits,
Little Rock island, and the south part of an island
forming parts of sections five and six in the Msss
sippi river of range seven.
townships eighty-four to eighty-seven north, in
elusive, of range one west of the fifth principal me-
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 ,ces Of the ih principal
meridian.
Townships seventy-eight to eighty-seven, inclu-
sve, of range nine.
Townships seventy-eight to lightweight inclu-
Townships seventy-eight to eighty-sx, inclusive,
of range eleven.
Townships seventy-eght to eighty-one, inclusive,
of range twelve. ,a#
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 undermen-
toned townships, to witt
North Of the base line and 1vest Of the h principal
meridian.
Townships seyenty-four to seventy-seven, inclu-
sive, of range ten
Townships seventy to seventy-seven, inclusive,
of range eleven.
Fractional township sixty-seven, and townships
sxty-eght to seventy-seyen, 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-
tiona townships hereinafter designated, to wit
North of the base line and ioest of the Dth principal
meridian
Fractional township sxty-seven and townships
sxty-eight to seventy-sesen, inclusive, of range
thirteen
Fractional township sxty-seven, townships sixty
eight to seventy seven inclusive, of range fourteen.
Fractional township sixty seven, and townships
sxty-eghy to seventy-fve, inclusive, of range ff-
teen.
Township sevehty-fve of range sixteen.
The east half of the southwest quarter of section
eight in 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.
The sales will each be kept open for two weeks,
(unless the lands are sooner disposed Off and no
longer; and no private entries of land in the town
ships so 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 Domni one thou
sand eight hundred and forty-fye.
JAMES X. POLK.
BY the President.
JAMES SHIELDS,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.