The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-07-07
Notice to presumption claimants.
b. The President oftAe United States.

By the PreSldent OF me United ofdteS.
T N pursuance of law, 1, 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 Stale
Of LOUISIANA, at the periods hereinafter desig-
AT The land Office at oPELoUSAs, commencing
on Monday, the eighteenth day Of August next, for
the disposal of the public lands to which no private
caimsn are alleged under existing laws, within the
aforementioned townships and fractional townships,
viz
South 1.-THE base line and east Of the principal meridian.
Township three of range three.
Township five of range five.
South of the base line and wes Of the principal meridian.
Township ten sections one to twenty-three, in
elusive Except section sixteen, and sections twen-
ty-eight to thirtythree inclusive, oftownshp eleven;
and sections two to eleven nclusive sections four
teen to twenty-three inclusive, Except section six
teen, and sections twentynine 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 thirty-six) ofrange eleven.
Sections eight to fortytwo, inclusive, Except sec
ton sixteen) in fractional townshp fifteen of range
twelve.
Sections twenty to forty-four, inclusive, of frac-
tional 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
within the following described townships and parts
of townships, to wit:
South of the base tine and east Of the principal me-
ridian ,oest 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 fac-
onal section eighteen, and the southeast quarter OF
section thirty-sx, in township eleven, Of range thr
teen.
Lots numbered one, two, three, four and FIVE, or
the north half of fractional section twenty in town
ship twelve Of range thirteen.
Section ifty-six, in township twelve of range
fourteen.
The northwest and southeast quarters of section
twenty-three, and the southwest quarter of section
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 section
eighty-fve, in township twelve Of range nineteen
Fractional township sixteen Of range twenty
three.
Lots or sections numbered one to fifteen, inclusive
in township twenty-three ofrange thirty-three.
Lot number one of section seventy-seven, in
township ten south Of range two east situated east
of the Mississippi river
Lands appropriated by law for the use Of schools,
military, other purposes, will be excluded from
sale.
The sales will each be kept open for two weeks,
(unless the lands are sooner disposed of,) and no
longer and no private entries of land in the town
ships 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 one
thousand eight hundred and forty-fve.
JAMES X. POLK.
By the President:
JAS. SHIELDS,
Commissioners of the General and Office