The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-05-21
Notice 10 pre-empiion claimants.
BIZ the President ofthe United States.

I N pursuance of law, !, JAMES X. POLK, Pres
ldent 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 LOUlSlANA, 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 to which private
claims" are alleged under existing laws, within the
aforementioned townships and fractional townships,
viz:
South Of the base line and east Of the principal meridian
Township three of range three.
Township fiyeof range five.
South ofe base line and wesi Of the principal meridian
Township ten, sections one to twenty-three, in
elusive, Except section sixeen) and sections TWEEN
ty-eght to thrty-three inclusive, of township eleven
and sections two to eleven inclusive; sections four
teen to twentythree inclusive Except section six
teen,) and sections twenty 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 thirty-six) range eleven.
Sections eight to forty-two, inclusive, Except
ton sxteen,) in fractional township fifteen of range
twelve.
Sections twenty to forty-four, inclusive, of frac.
tional township fifteen in range thirteen. az
At the land Office at NEW ORLEANS, COM
mencing on Monday the eleventh day of August
next, for the disposal of the public lands to which
no "prvate claims" alleged under existing laws
within the following described townships and parts
of townships, to wit:
South Of The base fine and east Of the principal
rididn aref of the Mississippi river
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-
tional section eighteen and the southeast quarter Of
section thirty in township eleven 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 ffty-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, 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 twent. y
three.
Lots or sections numbered one to fifteen, inclusive
in township twenty-three of range thirty-three.
Lot number one of section seventy seven, In
township ten south Of range two east, situated cas-
of the Mississippi river.
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 nc
longer; and 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 on,
thousand eight hundred and forty-fve.
JAMES II, POLK.
BY the President:
JAS. SHIELDS,