The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-08-02

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N pursuance of law, |, JAMES K. POLK, Pres
L 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
AT the land Office at OPELOUSAS, commencing
on Monday, the eighteenth day of August next, fol
the disposal of the public lands to which pryatt
claims" are alleged under existing laws, within the
aforementioned townships and fractional townships
viz:
so,h Of The base line and east Of principal meridian
Township three of range three.
Township five of range five.
South of the base line and oes Of the principal meridian
Township ten, sections one to twenty-three, IN
elusive Except section SIXTEEN and sections TWEEN
weight to thirty-hrec inclusive, oftownshp eleven
and sections to eleven inclusive; sections four
teen to twenty-three inclusive, Except section six
teen) and sections twenty nine 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-fivc, and thirty-six) of range eleven.
Sections eight to fortytwo, inclusive, Except sec.
ton sxteen) in fractional township 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
no ''private claims" alleged under existing laws
within the following described townships and parts
of townships, to witt
South of the base tine and east of the principal me-
riiian ,rest Of the Mississippi ,irer.
Section four in township six of range eleven.
Township seven of range eleven.
Section sixty-three, in township eight of rangt
twelve.
Fractional section seventeen, the east half of frac
tha -
section thity-six township eleven of range thir
teen
Lots numbered one, two, three, four and five, OF
the north half of fractional section twenty in town
ship twelve of range thirteen.
Section fity-six, in township twelve OF range
fourteen.
The northwest and southeast quarters of sector
wenty-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.
I .ots numbered two, three, and four of section
eighty-fve in township twelve of range nineteen.
Fractional township sixteen of range twenty
three.
Lots orsections numbered one to fifteen, inclusive
in township twenty-three range thirty-hree
Lot number one of section seventy seven, In
township ten south of range two east, situated cas-
of the Mississippi river.
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 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,