The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-07-18

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By the President of the United STATES.
IN pursuance of law, 1, JAMES X POLK, Pres
| L dent of The United States of America, do here
by declare and make known that public sales vii
be held at the aforementioned land Offices IN IN.
TERRITORY OF IOWA, at the periods hereinaf
ter designated, to wit;
Al the land Office at DUBUQUE, commencing
on Monday the first day Of September next, for TN
disposal Of the public lands within the undermeh
toned townships, to wit;
North Of the base line and east Of the fifth principe
| meridian.
Townships eighty-fve and eighty -six OF range one
Townships eighty-four and eighty-hve OF rang'
two.
Townships eghty-four, eighty-ive, and eighty
six, of range three
Townships eighty-four and eighty-six OF rang'
four
! Township eighty-four and fractional township
eighty-fve embracing two islands in the Mississip
pi river, forming parts of sections one and twelve
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 "Swar
island" and the part of "Big Beaver island" with.
in the township, and townships eighty-three and
eghty-four Of range six.
| Fractional township eghty-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 Missis
sppi river, of range seven
Townships eighty-four to eighty-seven north, in.
elusive, of range one west OF the nth 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 desg-
| mated, to wit
North Of the base line and uest Of the Gh prineipa
meridian.
Townships seventy-eght to eighty-seven, incu.
sve, of range nine.
| Townships seventy-eight to lightweight, incu'
Townships seventy-eght 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.
| 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 wit:
North Of the base line and wes Of the fifth principal
meridian.
| Townships seventy-four to seveny-seven, inclu-
| Townships seventy to seventy-seven. inclusive,
| of range eleven.
| Fractional township sixty-seven, and townships
sixty-eight 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-
tional townships hereinafter designated, to wit
North of the base line and ,oesi Of the h 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 seventyseve inclusive Of range fourteen.
| Fractional township sixty seven, and townships
sixy-eighty to seventyfye, inclusive, of range f-
teen.
Township seventy five 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 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 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 Domini one thou
sand eight hundred and forty-fve.
| BY the President
| JAMES SHIELDS,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
Notice to prescription claimants.
Every person entitled to the right Of presumption
to any lands within the limits Of the townships
above enumerated, is required to establish the same
the satisfaction of the register and receiver of the
proper land office, and make payment therefor, as
soon practicable after seeing this notice. and before
the day appointed for the commencement of the
public sale of the township embracing the tract
claimed, (aboye desgnated;) otherwise such claim
JAMES SHIELDS