The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-06-30
Notice 10 pre- emption claimants.
RI the President ofthe United States

| BIZ the President ofthe United States.
TN pursuance of law, JAMES X. POLK, Pres
i iden 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 ofthe public lands TO which no .'privae
claims" are alleged under existing laws, within the
aforementioned townships and fractional townships,
| viz.
South Of he base line and east Of The principal meridian.
Township three ofrange three
Township five of range FIVE
South ofe base line and ,cesi Of the principal erida
Township ten, sections TO twenty-three, in
elusive, Except section sixteen and sections wen-
ty-eght to thirty-hree inclusive, ofownship eleven;
and sections two to eleven inclusive; sections four
teen to twenty-hree inclusive, Except section six
teen,) and sections twenty-nne and thirty of town
ship twelve, all in range seven.
Fractional township fifteen of ranges nine and
ten
Township eleven Except sections thirty-four,
thirty-fve, and thirty-six) ofrange eleven.
Sections eight to forty-wo, inclusive, (except Sec
ton sixteen, in fractional township fifteen of range
twelve
Sections twenty to forty-four, inclusive, of frac-
tional 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 'private claims" are alleged under existing laws,
within the following described townships and parts
| Of townships, to wit:
South Of the base tine and east Of the principal me-
ridan rea Of the Mississippi rirer.
Section four in township six Of K.nge eleven.
Township seven of range eleven.
Section sixty-three, in township eight Of range
twelve.
Fractional section seventeen the east half Of fac-
tional section eighteen and the southeast quarter of
section thiry-six, in township eleven of range hr-
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 hfty-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 thirty-three
Lot number one Of section seventy-seven, in
township ten south of range two east, situated east
of the Mississippi river.
Landsappropriated 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 are sooner disposed of,) and no
longer; and no private entries Of land in the town
ships offered will 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, anno Domini one
thousand eight hundred and forty-fve.
JAMES X. POLK.
By the President
| JAS. SHIELDS,
Commissioner of the General Land Office