The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-07-07

| By the President of the United STATES.
| TN pursuance Of law, |, JAMES X POLK, Pres
| L 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 tn,
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 tn,
disposal Of the public lands within the undermen
toned townships, to wit:
North Of the base line and east Of the ih principe
Townships eighty-fve and eighty-slx of range one
Townships eighty-four and eighty-fve of range
two
Townships eighty-four, eighty-fve, and eighty
six, of range three.
Townships eighty-four and eighty-six of range
four.
Township eighty-four and fractional township
eighty-fve embracing two islands in the MISSISSIPPI
p river, forming parts of sections one and twelve Of
range five.
Fractional township eighty, including part Of ar
island in the Mississippi 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.
Fractional township eighty-one, including the
portion of "Big Beaver island, within Its limits,
forming parts of sections five and six in the Msss-
sippi river, of range seven.
Townships eghty-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 pest Of the h principal
meridian.
Townships seyenty-eight to eighty-seven, inclu-
sive, of range nine.
Townships seventy eight to Lightweight, inclu-
Townships seventy-eight to eighty-six, inclusive,
of range eleven.
Townships seventy-eight to eighty-one, inclusive,
of range twelve.
Township seventy-eight of ranges thirteen and
fourteen.
Al 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 wit
North Of The base line and uest Of the finn principal
meridian.
Townships seventy-four to seventy-seven, inclu-
sive, of range ten.
Townships seventy to seventy-seven. inclusive,
Fractional township sixty-seven, and townships
sixty-eight to seyenty-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-
tional townships hereinafter designated, to wit
North Of the base line and icest Of the finn principal
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 seventy-ve, inclusive, of range f-
teen
Township seventy-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 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 Domni one thou
sand eight hundred and forty-fve.
JAMES X. POLK.
By the President:
JAMES SHIELDS,
Commissioner of the General Land Office