The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-06-30
Notice TO presumption claimants.
By the President ofthe United States.

TN 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 State
of LOUISIANA, at the periods hereinafter desig-
mated, to wit:
At the land Office at OPELOUSAS, commencing
on Monday, the eighteenth day of August next, for
the disposal Of the public lands which no private
claims" are alleged under existing laws, within the
aforementioned townships and fractional townships,
viz
South he base line and east Of the principal meridian,
Township three Orange three.
Township FIVE of range five.
South ohe base line and ce Of the principal meridian
Township ten, sections one TO twenty-three, in
elusive Except section sixteen,) and sections wen-
ty-eight to thiry-three inclusive, oftownship eeven
and sections two eleven Inclusive; sections four
teen to twenythree 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 thiry-six) ofrange eleven.
Sections eight to forty-two, inclusive, Except
ton sixeen) 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 ut 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-
tiona section eighteen, and the southeast quarter Of
section hrty-sx, in township eeven 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 6fty-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 thrty-three.
Lot number one of section seventy seven, in
township ten south of range two east, situated eas
of the Mississippi river.
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 nc
longer; and no private entries Of land in the town
ships offered will be admitted until after the ex.
piration ofthe two weeks.
Given under my hand at the city of Washington
this ninth day of May, anno Domini one
thousand eight hundred and forty-fye.
JAMES X. POLK.
BY the President:
JAS. SHIELDS,
Commissioner of the General Land Office