The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-07-17

Ru Me presideuf Of fhe United .States.

BIZ the President of the United STATES.
IN pursuance of law, /, JAMES X POLK, Pres
! ident of The United States of America, do here
by declare and make known that public sales will
TERRITORY OF IOWA, at the periods hereinaf-
ter designated, TO wit;
AT the land Office at DUBUQUE, commencing
on Monday the first day of September next, for the
disposal Of the public lands within the undermen-
toned townships, to wit;
North Of the base line and east Of the FIN principal
D,eridian
Townships eighty-fve and eighty-six Of range one
Townships eighty-four and eghty-fve of range
Townships eghty-four, eighty-fve, and eighty
six, of range three.
Townships eighty-four and eighty-six of range
four.
Township eighty-four and fractional township
eighty-fve, embracing two islands in the MISSISSIPPI
p river forming parts of sections one and twelve of
range FIVE.
Fractional township eighty, including part Of an
island in the Mississippi river, within the limits of
sections seven and eighteen Of range SIX.
island" and the part of "Bg Beaver island" with
in the township, and townships eighty-three and
eighty-four of range six.
Fractional township eighty-one, including the
portion Of "Big Beaver island" within its limits,
Little Rock island and the south part of an island
sippi river, Of range seven.
Townships eighty-four to eghty-seven north, in
elusive, of range west of the fifth principal me-
ridian.
Also, at the same place, commencing on Monday
the 9th day of October next for the disposal of the
public lands within the townships hereinafter desig-
mated, to wit
North Of the base line and uest Of the fh principal
meridian.
Townships seventy-eght to eighty-seven, inclu-
sive, of range nine.
Townships seventy eight to lightweight, inclu-
Townships seventy-eght to eghty-six, inclusive,
of range eleven.
Townships seven,y-eight to eighty-One, inclusive,
Of range twelve.
Township seventy-eight of ranges thirteen and
fourteen.
1.-THE land Office at FAIRFIELD D, commencing on
Monday the fifteenth day of September next, for the
disposal of the public lands within the undermen-
toned townships, to wit:
North Of the base line and west Of the fifth principal
meridian.
Townships seventy-four to seventy-seven, nclu-
Townships seventy to seventy-seven. inclusive,
Of range eleven.
Fractional township sixty-seven, and townships
sixty-eight to seventy-seven, inclusive, OF range
twelve.
Also, at the same place, commencing on Monday
the twentieth day of October next, for the disposal
of the public lands within the townships and frac-
tional townships hereinafter designated, TO wit:
North of the base line and ,oest Of the I'm principal
meridian.
Fractional township sixty-seven and townships
sixty-eight to seventy-seven, inclusive, of range
thirteen.
Fractional township sixty-seven, townships sixty
eight to seventy seven, inclusive Of range fourteen.
Fractional township sixty seven, and townships
sixty-eghy to seventy-fve, Inclusive of range hf-
teen.
Township seventy-fve of range sixteen.
The east half Of the southwest quarter of section
eight in township seventy-seven north of range
three east of the fifth principal meridian.
Lands appropriated by law for the use of schools,
military and other purposes, will be excluded from
sale.
The sales will each be kept open for two weeks,
(uness the lands are sooner disposed Off and no
longer; and no private entries of land in the town
ships SO offered will be admitted until after the expi-
ration Of the two weeks.
Given under my hand at the city of Washing
ton, this ninth day of May, ammo Domini one thou
sand eight hundred and forty-dye:
By the President:
JAMES SHIELDS,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
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