The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-05-21
BIZ the President of the United States.


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
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-threc, twenty-four twenty-five, tweDty-six,
thirty-6ve and thirty.sx, 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, twenythree, twentyfour, twenty-five, twenty
six, twenty SEVEN twenty-eight twenty-Dine thirty
two, thirythree thirty-four, thriy-fve thirty-six
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 thrty-four, on Manatee river,
of range eighteen.
Fractional townships twenty-eight and twenty
nine, east OF the military reservation Fort Brooke,
and townships thrty-hree, thirty-four, and thirty
five, on Manatee river, Of range twenty.
Townships twenty-seven, twenty-eight, twenty
nine, thirty-three, and hrty-four of range twenty
one.
Townships twenty-eght and twenty-nine ofrange
twenty-five.
At the land Office at ST. AUGUSTINE, COM
mencing on Monday, the eighteenth day of Angus.
the dismissal nj
aforementioned townships and fractional town.
ships, to wit:
South Of The base line and east Of The principal meridian
Townships twenty-three and twenty-four of range
twenty-nine.
Township twenty, twcnty-one, twenty-five, twen-
ty-three, and fractional township twenty-six, on
Lake TohopekalIga, of range thirty.
Townships twenty-one and twenty three Of range
thirty-one.
Township twenty Orange thirty-two.
At the land office atTALLAHASSEE, commenc-
ing on Monday, the eleventh day Of August next,
for the disposal Of the public lands within the un-
dermentoned 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
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 are sooner opposed Of and no long
err and no 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-fve.
. JAMES X. POLK.
BY the President:
JAS. SHIELDS,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
Notice fopre-emption claimants.
Every person entitled to the right Of preemptior
to any lands within the limits of the townships ant
tracts above enumerated, is required to establish thu
same the satisfaction Of the register and receiver
of the proper land Office, and make payment there
for as soon practicable aier seeing This notice, snt
before the day appointed for the commencement o
the public sale Of the township embracing the trsc
claimed, (above designated0 otherwise such claim
will be forfeited
JAS. SHIELDS,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office
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