The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-05-24
BIZ The President Of the United States. I


N pursuance of law, l, JAMES X. POLK, Pres
| dent of the United States Of America declare
and make known that public sales win be held at
the aforementioned land Offices in the TERRIFIC
RY OF WISCONSIN, at the periods hereinafter
designated, to wit:
on Monday, the sixth day of October next, for the
disposal of the public lands within the undermen-
toned townships, to wit;
North of the base line and east Of The fourth principal
meridian.
Fractional township twenty-one, east of Wolf riv-
err Of ranges thirteen and fourteen
Township twenty-one and fractional townships
twenty-five and twenty-five, east of Wolf river, of
range fifteen
Township twenty-one and fractional townships
twenty-five and twenty-five, east of Wolf river, of
range sixteen
Fractional township twenty-one, north of Fox
river, and townships twenty-five, twenty-three,
twenty-four, and twenty-five, Of range seventeen.
Fractional townships twenty-one, twenty-five,
twenty-three, and twenty-four, north of Fox river
and west of the Oneida Reservation, and township
twenty-five of range eighteen.
Fractional townships twenty-five and twenty
three, north of Fox river and south and of the
Oneida Reservation and fractional townships TWEEN
ty-four and twenty-five, north of said reservation,
of range nineteen.
Fractional townships twenty-five and twenty
three, north of Fox river and of the Oneida Res.
erVatloii, ractiona township tWenty-Iour, north OF
the Fort Howard reserve, and sections eighteen,
nineteen, twenty, twenty twenty-nine, thirty,
hrty-one thrty-two, thirty-three thrty.four, hir-
ty-fve, and thirty-six, in township twenty-five of
range twenty.
At the land Office at MINERAL POINT, com
mencing on Monday, the first day Of September
next, for The disposal of the following tracts of pub
lie land, to wit:
The south half Of section twelve, in township
nine, north Of range six west of the fourth prnci-
pal meridian.
The northwest quarter Of section tweny-four, in
township three north of range three east of the
fourth 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,
(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-
piraton of the two weeks.
Given under my hand at the city of Washington,
this ninth day of May, ammo Domn one thou
sand eight hundred and forty-fve.
JAMES X. POLK.
BY the President
JAMES SHIELDS, -
Commissioner of the General Land Office
Notice to pre-empti0n claimants.
Every person entitled to the right of presumption
TO any lands within the limits of the townships above
enumerated is required to establish the same to the
satisfaction of the register and receiver of the proper
land Office, and make payment therefor soon as
practicable after seeing this notice, and before the
day appointed for the commencement of the public
sale Of the township above designated (embracing
the tract caimed) otherwise such claim will be for
feited
JAMES SHIELDS,
Commissioner of the General Land Office
May 10--latf
T,o CLAIMANTS A. DICKINS
Il continues to undertake the agency of claims be-
fore Congress-, and other branches Of the govern
ment, including commissioners under treaties, and
the various public Offices. He will attend to pre-
emption and other land claims, the procuring of pat
ents for public lands, and the confirmation by Con-
gress of grants and claims TO land claims for prop
erty lost in, taken for the service of the United
States; property destroyed by the Indians, or while
in the possession of the United States; invalid revo-
lutionary, navy, widows' and half-pay pensions;
claims for revolutionary services, whether for COM
mutation, haf-pay, or bounty lands-as well those
against the State Of Virginia the United States;
all claims growing out of contracts with the govern
ment; or damages sustained in consequence of the
action or conduct of the government and, indeed,
any business before Congress the public Offices,
which may require the aid of an agent or attorney.
His charges will be moderate, and depending upon
the amount of the claim, and the extent of the ser
vice.
He is also agent for the American Life Insurance
and Trust Company, which has capital of two
millions of dollars paid in.
In the prosecution of claims against Mexico, UNI
der the late convention, Mr.. Dickins and the Hon.
G. p Van Ness, late Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotcntiary of the United States in
Spain, are associated; and any claim sent to either
Of them, will receive their united and prompt atten-
ton.
Mr.. F. A. Dickins is known to most of those
whot ave been in Congress within the last few
years or who have occupied any public station at
Washington.
His ,fice is on F street, Sd door east Of the
Treasury Department.
/ All letters must be postpaid.
May l8-1y
A GENCY FOR CLAIMS AT WASHING
n TON, d. C.--CHARLEs De SELDING, Gen.
eral Agent No. Ii, Todd's buildings, Pennsylvania
avenue, Washington, D. c., offers his services to
those who may have claims on either of the execu-
tive departments, or Congress, private claims on
individuals. Il. s.s ". r<
Particular attention paid to the settlement of
counts of disbursing officers who may find il neon
yenent to attend personally, especially those of the
navy. III