The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-09-05

Be- tie President Of The United Slaies.

BY the President Of the United ofafes.
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
be held at the aforementioned ianu ofnces IN the
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 i'm principal
meridian.
Townships eighty-fve and eghty-six Of range one.
Townships eighty-four and eighty-hve of range
two
Townships eighty-four, eighty-fve, and eighty
Township s eighty-four and eighty-six of range
four.
Township eighty-four and fractional township
eighty-fve, embracing two islands IN the Mlsslsslp.
pi 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.
Fractional township eighty-one, including "Swan
island" and the part of big 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
forming parts of sections five and six in the Msss-
sippi river, of range seven.
Townships eighty-four to eighty-seven north, in
elusive, of range one 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 rest Of the i'm principal
/ meridian.
Townships seventy-eight to eighty-seven, inclu-
sve, Of range nine.
Townships seventy-eght to lightweight, inclu-
| sive, of range ten
Townships seventy-eght to eighty-six, inclusive,
of range eleven.
Townships seventy-cight to eighty-onc, inclusive,
| of range twelve.
Township seventy-eight of ranges thirteen and
| fourteen.
Atthe land Office at FAIRFIELD, 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 aud rSea Of The Gth principal
meridian.
| Townships seventy-iour to scventy-scven, inclu-
sive, of range ten.
Townships seventy to seventy-seven. inclusive,
| of range eleven.
| Fractional township sixty-seven, and township
sxty-eght to seyenty-seyen, 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-
tiona townships hereinafter designated, to wit:
North of the base line and ,cest Of the fin principal
! meridian.
Fractional township sxty-seven and townships
sxty-eght to seventy -seyen, inclusive, of range
thirteen
| Fractional township sxty-seven, townships sixty
eight TO seventy-seven, Inclusive OF range fourteen
Fractional township sixty seven, and townships
lSxyt ntgftr In ncIn nf
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,
(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 expf,
ration of the two weeks.
| Given under my hand, at the city Of Washing.
ton, this ninth day of May, ammo Domini one thou
$3.50 ' : ~ JAMES X. POLK.
| BY the President:
JAMES SHIELDS,
| Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
| Notice TO presumption claimants.
Every person entitled to the right of presumption
| to 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, a,
soon as 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 designated;) otherwise such claim
| will be forfeited.
JAMES SHIELDS,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
| May l0-1atf