The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-06-26
Notice to pre-emptiou claimants.
By the President of the United States.

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 will
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
mencng 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-hree, twenty-four, twenty-five, twenty-six,
thirty-hve and thirty-six, in township twelve,
of range thirteen.
The eastern tier Of sections in township thirteen
| of range thirteen.
Sections one, two, eleven, twelve thirteen, four
teen, twentythree, twenty-four, twenty-five, twenty
six, twenty-seven twenyeight, twenty-nine, thirty
two thrty-hree, thirty.four thirty-fve thirty-sx,
in township fourteen, Of range thirteen.
Fractional township fifteen Except section six and
fractional sections seven and eighteen) of range
thirteen.
Townships twelve and thirteen of range four
teen.
Township thirteen of range fifteen.
Fractional townships twenty-eight and twenty
nine, west Of Tampa Bay, of range sixteen.
Fractional township thirty-four, on Manatee river,
Of range eighteen.
Fractional townships twenty-eight and twenty
nine, east of the military reservation at Fort Brooke,
and townships thirty-three, thrty-four and thirty
five, on Manatee river, of range twenty.
Townships twenty-seven, twenty-eght, twenty
nine, thrty-three, and hrty-four, of range twenty
one.
Townships twenty-eight and twenty-nine ofrange
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
aforementioned townships and fractional town.
| ships, to wit:
South Of the base line and east Of e principal meridian.
Townships twenty-three and twenty-four of range
| twenty-nine.
Townships twenty, twenty-one, twenty-five, twen-
ty-three, and fractional township twenty-sx, on
Lake Tohopekaliga, 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 un-
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 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 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 Opposed of and no long
err; and private entries of land in the townships
so 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 Domini one thousand
eight hundred and forty-fvc.
JAMES X. POLK.
BY the President:
JAS. SHIELDS,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
Notice topre-emption claimants.
Every person entitled to the right of pre-empton
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
tor as soon as practicable after seeing this notice, and
before the day appointed for the commencement OF
the public sale of the township embracing the tract
claimed, (aoove desgnated;) otherwise such claim
will be forfeited.
JAS. SHIELDS,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
April l0-lawtf