The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-08-02
RI The Presidenf of the United STATES.
CUIIItHI5sTO1Itr
May l0--lau

By the President OF the United Mates.
TN pursuance of law, /, JAMES X. POLK, Pres
i ident of the United States of America, do here
by declare and make known, that public sales VIII
be held at the aforementioned land offices IN the
TERRITORY OF FLORIDA, at the periods here
matter designated, to wit:
At the land Office at NEWNANSVILLE, COM
mencing on Monday, the eleventh day of August
next, for the disposal of the public lands within the
aforementioned townships and fractional townships,
viz:
South of the base line and east of the principal meridian:
Sections one, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen,
twenty-three twenty Our, twenty-five, twenty-slx,
thrty-hve and thirty-sx, IN township Twelve,
The eastern tier of sections in township thirteen
of range thirteen.
Sections one, two, eleven, twelve, thirteen, four
cen twenty three, twenty-four twenty-five twenty
SIX twenty seven, twenty-cight, twentynine thirty
two, thiry-three thiryfour, thirtyfve, thrty-six
in township fourteen, of range thirteen.
Fractional township fifteen Except section six and
fractional sections seven and eighteen) of range
thirteen.
teen
Township thirteen Of range fifteen.
Fractional townships twenty-eight and twenty
nine, west of Tampa Bay, of range sixteen.
Fractional township thirty-our, on Manatee river,
Of range eighteen
nne of the military reservation at Fort Brooke,
and townships lhirtythree, thirty-four, and thirty
FIVE on Manatee river, of range twenty.
Townships twenty-seven, twenty-elght, twenty
nine thirtyhree, and thirtyfour, of range twenty
one
Townships twenty-eight and twenty-ninc of range
twenty-five.
At the land Office at ST. AUGUSTINE, com
mencing on Monday, the eighteenth day of August
next, for the disposal of the public lands within the
ships, to wit:
Sou qe base line and east Of The principal meridian
Townships twenty-thrce and twonty-four of range
twcnty-nine.
Townships twenty, twenty-one, twenty-five, TWEEN
ty-three, and fractional township twenty-six, on
Lake Tohopckaga, of range thirty.
Townships twenty-one and twenty-three of range
thirty-one.
Township twenty Of range thirty-two.
At the land office at TALLAHASSEE, commenc-
ing on Monday, the eleventh day of August next
for the disposal of the public lands within the
aforementioned sections, situated in the former Indian
reserve of Econchatamico, on the Chatahoochee
river, to wit:
Lot seven in section eight; lots seven and eight in
section seventeen; lots seven and eight in section
twenty; lot one in section twenty-one; lots seven
and eight in section twenty-nine and lot eight in
section thirty-two; all in township five north of
range seven, west of the principal meridian
Lands appropriated by law for the ofschools,
military or other purposes, will be excluded from
sale.
The sales will each be kept open for two weeks,
unless the lands Opposed Of and no long
err and no private entries of land III the townships
offered will be admitted until after the expiration
of the two weeks.
Given under my hand at the City of Washington,
this ninth day of May, ammo Domni one thousand
eight hundred and forty
JAMES X. POLK.
BY the President:
JAS. SHIELDS,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
Notice to pre-emptton claimants.
Every person entitled to the right of presumption
to any lands within the limits Of the townships and
tracts above enumerated is required to establish the
same to the satisfaction of the register and receiver
of the proper land office, and make payment there