The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-05-23
Bv the Presidenf offhe United States.

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TN pursuance Of law. |, JAMES X. POLK, Pres
i 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 desig-
mated, to witt
on Monday, the eighteenth day Of August next, for
the disposal of the public lands to which no "prvae
claims" are alleged under existing laws, within the
aforementioned townships and fractional townships,
viz:
South ofhe base line and east Of The principal meridian.
Township three of range three.
Township five of range five.
South ofie base line and ,pe Of the principal meridian.
Township ten, sections one to twenty-three, IN
elusive Except section sixteen and sections wen-
y-cight to thrty-three inclusive, ofownship eleven;
and sections two to eleven inclusive; sections four
teen to twenty-thre inclusive, Except section six
teen, and sections twenty and thirty of town.
ship twelve, all in range seven.
Fractional township fifteen of ranges nine and
ten.
Township eleven (except sections thirty-four
thirty-fve, and thrty-six) ofrange eleven.
Sections eight to forty-two inclusive, Except Sec
ton sixteen, in fractional township fifteen of range
twelve.
Sections twenty to forty-four, inclusive, of frac-
tonal 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 claims" alleged under existing laws
within the following described townships and parts
of townships, to wit:
South of the base tine and east Of the principal me-
ridian ,rest 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-
onal section eighteen, and the southeast quarter Of
section thirty-six in township eleven, of range thir
teen.
Lots numbered one, two, three, four and FIVE, oil
ship twelve of range thirteen.
Section ffty-six, in township twelve OF range
fourteen.
The northwest and southeast quarters of sector
twenty-three, and the southwest quarter of sector
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 sector
eighty-fve, in township twelve Of range nineteen
Fractional township sixteen of range twent J
three.
in township twenty-three Of range thirty-three.
Lot number one Of section seventy seven, II
township ten south of range two east situated cas-
of the Mississippi river.
Lands appropriated by law for the nse of schools
military, or 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 nj
longer; and no private entries of land in the town
ships SO offered will be admitted, until after the ex
piration of the two weeks.
Given under my hand at the city Of Washington
this ninth day of May, ammo Domini on
thousand eight hundred and forty-fve.
JAMES X. POLK.
BY the President
| JAS. SHIELDS,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.