The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-09-05
BIZ the President of the United States.

VIZ HEREAS, by the act Of Congress, approved
| wv on the third day of March, lS43, entitled
can act providing for the sale of certain lands in
the States Of Ohio and Michigan, ceded by the Wy
andot tribe of Indians and for other purposes" the
President is authorized to cause the lands in the
Suites Of Ohio and Michigan, 'to which the Indian
| title was extnguished by treaty with the Wyan-
dot tribe of Indians, concluded at Upper Sandusky,
| March seventeenth, eighteen hundred and forty
two, to be offered at public sale, under the super
intendence Of the respective registers and receivers
of the land offices at Upper Sandusky and Detroit
Now know we, that l, JAMES X. Polk, President
of the United States do hereby declare and make
known that public sales will be held at the under
mentioned land offices, in the States of Ohio and
Michigan, at the periods hereinafter designated, for
the disposal of the public lands hereinafter named,
the Indian title to which extinguished by said
treaty, upon the terms and conditions prescribed in
the act Of Congress aforesaid, TO witt
At the land office at UPPER SANDUSKY, in
the State of Ohio, commencing on Monday, the
twenty-second day of September next, for the dis
posal of the public lands within the limits of the
aforementioned township and fractional townships,
viz:
South Of The base line and east Of the first principal
| 'ridnn.
| Fractional townships one, two, and three, o
| range thirteen.
! fractional townships one and three, and township
| two, of range fourteen.
| FRACTIONAL TOWNSHIPS one, TWO, liIcc, VI
| range fifteen, with the exception of the following
tracts viz: the section part of section numbered
sixteen in every township, which shall remain for
| the support of common schools the tract IN town
ship two of range fourteen, which includes the town
of Upper Sandusky, laid off by the surveyor sener.
al into town lots lots Streets and avenues; and
the Of two of land in section twenty
in township two, Of range fourteen, including the
t'stone meeting house and buryng ground near TO,
and north of, Upper Sandusky;" and the tract OF
one half acre in the southeast quarter OF section
eight in township three, of range fourteen, desig-
mated as the Graveyard Reserve" on the farm OF
| Silas Armstrong.
| Also, at the same time and place, for the disposal
Of the town lots and out-lots Of the town OF Upper
Sandusky, in township two south, OF range fourteen
east, the left bank, descending, OF the Sandusky
river; excepting four town ots to be selected by the
register and receiver before the day Of sale, or the
use of, and to be vested in the town. when II shall
become corporate;n excepting also the town lots and
out-lots vested in the county commissioners OF the
county of Wyandot, Ivy the provisions OF the act OF
Congress approved February 70, Io45 and also
excepting the lot designated as the graveyard,
| containing one acre, the counc-house, within
| the town.
| The minimum price Of the town lots is fixed by
the law at twenty dollars per lot, and OF the ou-os
at the rate of IF cen dollars per acre.
AT the land office at DETROIT, IN the State of
Michigan commencing on Monday, the sirfh
day of October next, for the disposal OF the public
| lands within the limits of the aforementioned sec
tons, viz:
South Of the base line east Of the meridian, aud both
sides of the Huron rirer.
Sections twenty-three, twenty-four, twenty-five,
twenty-six, twenty-seven, thrty-four, thirty-hve,
and thrty-six, and the fraction of section twenty
two, containing eight ncres, on the south side of
Huron river; all in township four, OF range nine.
| The sales will each be kept open for two weeks,
and no longer, uness the lands are sooner disposed
Off and no private entries Of land in the townships
offered will be admitted until after the expiration
of the two weeks.
| The minimum price, at public and privae sale, Of
the lands designated in this proclamation, lying with
in the limits Of Ohio is fixed at tico dollars and fly