The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-07-26
BIZ the President of the United States.

by the PTeS1deRf OF the United SfafeS
TN pursuance of law, /, JAMES X. POLK, Pres
l. dent Of the United States of America, do here
by declare and make known, that public sales will
be held at the aforementioned land Offices in the
TERRITORY OF FLORIDA, at the periods here
matter designated, to wit:
AT the land office at NEWNANSVILLE, COM
mencing on Monday, the eleventh day of August
next, for the disposal of the public lands within the
aforementioned townships and fractional townships,
viz:
South Of e base line and east of the principal meridian.
Sections one, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen,
twenty-three twenty-four, twenty-five, twenty-six,
thrty-hye and thirty-six, in township twelve,
The eastern tier Of sections in township thirteen
of range thirteen.
Sections one, two, eleven, twelve, thirteen, four
teen tweny-three, twenty-our, twenty-five, twenty
six, tweny-seven, twenty-eight, twenty-nne, thirty
two, thirtythree thiryfour, thirty thirty-six,
in township fourteen, Of range thirteen.
Fractional township fifteen Except section six and
fractional sections seven and eighteen) of range
thirteen.
Townships twelve and thirteen of range four
teen
Township thirteen of range fifteen.
Fractional townships twenty-eight and twenty
nine, west of Tampa Bay, of range sixteen.
Fractional township thrty-four, on Manatee river,
Of range eighteen
nine, of the military reservation at Fort Brooke,
and townships thirty-three, thirty-four and thirty
five, on Manatee river, of range twenty.
Townships twenty-seven, twenty-eght, twenty
nine thirty-three, and thrty-four of range twenty
one.
Townships twenty-eight and twenty-nine of range
twenty-five.
At the land Office at ST AUGUSTINE, COM
mencing on Monday, the eighteenth day of Angus:
next, for the disposal of the public lands within the
d.
ships, to wit:
South othe base line and east of The principal meridian
Townships twenty-three and twenty-four Of range
twenty-nine.
Townships twenty, twenty-one, twenty-five, TWEEN
ty-three, and fractional township twenty-sx, on
Lake Tohopekaliga, of range thirty.
Townships twenty-one and twenty-three of range
thirty-one
Township twenty Orange thirty-two.
At the land Office at TALLAHASSEE, commenc-
ing on Monday, the eleventh day of August next,
for the disposal of the public lands within the un.
aforementioned sections, situated in the former Indian
reserve of Econchatamico, on the Chatahoochee
river, to wit:
Lot seven in section eight; lots and eight in
section seventeen; lots and eight in section
twenty; lot one in section twenty-one; lots seven
and eight in section twenty-nine and lot eight in
section thirty-two; all in township FIVE north of
range seven, west of the principal meridian.
Lands appropriated by law for the 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 Opposed of and no long
err and no private entries of land in the townships
offered will be admitted until after the expiration
of the two weeks.
Given under my hand at the City of Washington,
this ninth day of May, ammo Domini one thousand
eight hundred and forty-fve.
JAMES X. POLK
BY the President
JAS. SHIELDS,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
Notice to Pre-empfaon claimants.
Every person entitled to the right of pre-empton
to any lands within the limits of the townships and
tracts above enumerated is required to establish the
same to the satisfaction Of the register and receiver
OF the proper land Office, and make payment there
for, as soon practicable after seeing This notice, and
before the day appointed for the commencement of
the public sale of the township embracing the tract
claimed, (above designated0 otherwise such claim
will be forfeited.
/ JAS. SHIELDS,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
April l0-lawf
POSTPONEMENT OF PUBLIC LAND SALES
IN FLORIDA.
DUBLlC NOTICE is hereby given, that the
i public sales Of lands, ordered by proclamation
Of the President Of the United States dated the
ninth day Of May, 1S45, to be held at the Land
Offices at NEwNANsvnLE and TALLAHASSEE, on the
eleventh day of August next; and at the Land Office
at ST.. AUGUSTINE, on the eighteenth day of August
next, all situate in the STATE OF FLORIDA are de-
clared to be POSTPONED until, and to commence on,
the FIFTH DAY of JANUARY next.
Given under my hand, at the city of Washington
this 18th day of July, A, d. IS45
By the President
JAMES X. POLK.
JAS. SHIELDS,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office
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