The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-06-06
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BIZ the President of the United States.
TN pursuance Of law, |, JAMES X. POLK, Pres
/ ident Of the United States Of America, declare
and make known that public sales will be held at
the aforementioned land Offices in the TERRIFIC
RY OF WISCONSIN, at the periods hereinafter
designated, 10 wit;
AT the land Office at GREEN BAY commencing
on Monday, the sixth day Of October next, for the
disposal of the public lands within the undermen-
toned townships, 20 wit:
North of the base line and east Of the fourth principal
meridian
Fractional township twenty-one, east OF w of 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 seventeee.
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 east OF the
Oneida Reservation, and fractional townships wen-
ty-four and twenty-five, north of said reservation,
Of range nineteen.
Fractional townships twenty-five and twenty
ervation, fractional township twenty-four, north of
the Fort Howard reserve, and sections eighteen,
nineteen, twenty, twenty -eght, twenty-nine, thirty,
hrty-one thirty-two, thirty three thirty -four, hr
y-five, and thirty-six, in township twenty-five of
range twenty.
Al the land Office at MINERAL POINT, COM
mencng on Monday, the first day of September
next for he 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 twenty-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 Off and no
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 one thou
sand eight hundred and fo e1i,S g po,p
BY the President:
JAMES SHIELDS,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
Notice to prescription claimants.
Every person entitled to the right of presumption
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 as soon as
practicable after seeing this notice. and before the
day appointed for the commencement of the public
sale Of the township above designated (embracins
the tract clamed0 otherwise such claim will be for
feted.
JAMES SHIELDS,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
MAY lO-latf
yINO CLAIMANTS FRANCIS A. DICKINs
l. 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-.
empton 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 or taken for, the service of the United
States; property destroyed by the Indians while
in the possession of the United States; invalid
lutionary, navy, widows and half-pay pensions
claims for revolutionary services, whether for com
mutation half-pay, or bounty lands--as well those
against the State of Virginia as the United States
all claims growing out of contracts with the govern
| ment; or damages sustained in consequence of tn,
action or conduct of the government; and, indeed
any business before Gnngress Tie public Offices
| which may require the mid Of an agent or attorney
| His charges will be moderate, and depending uPor
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, un
der the late convention, Mr.. Dickins and the Hon
C. P. Van Ness late Envoy Extraordinary ant
Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States il
Spain, are associated; and any claim sent to eithe
Of them, will receive their united and prompt atten
ton.
| Mr.. F. A. Dickins is known to most of those
who, eve been in Congress within the last few
years or who have occupied any public station a
| Washington.
| His .fice IS on street, Sd door east of thu
Treasury Department
| All letters must be postpaid.
! May l8-ly
a GFNCY FOR CLAIMS AT WASHING