The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-05-31
BIZ the President ofthe United States.


I N pursuance of law, /, 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:
AT the land Office at OPELOUSAS, commencing
on Monday, the eighteenth day of August next, for
the disposal ofthe public lands to which private
claims" alleged under existing laws, within the
aforementioned townships and fractional townships
viz:
South q The base line and east Of principal meridian
Township three of range three
Township five of range five.
South oe base line and ,cesi of The principal meridian.
Township ten sections one to twenty three, in
elusive, Except section sxteen,) and sections TWEEN
ty-eght to thirty-three inclusive, oftownshp eeven
and sections two to eleven inclusive; sections four
teen to twentythree inclusive, Except section six
een,) and sections twentynine and thirty of town
ship twelve, all in range seven.
Fractional township fifteen of ranges nine and
ten. t..
Township eleven Except sections thirty-four,
thirty-ive and thirty-six) ofrange eleven.
Sections eight to forty-two, inclusive, Except sec
ton sxteen) 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 caims alleged under existing laws,
within the following described townships and parts
of townships TO wit:
South Of the base fine and east Of The principal me
ridian trest Of the Mississippi riper.
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 frac-
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section thirty-sx, in township eleven of range thir
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 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, in township
eighteen of range eighteen.
Lots numbered two, three, and four, of section
eghty-fye, 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 of range 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.
The sales will each be kept open for two weeks,
(uness 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,
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 X. POLK.
By the President:
JAS. SHIELDS,