The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-08-11
By the Pre.iaent ofthe united state.


IN pursuance of law, 1, JAMES h. POLK,
l. President Of the United States Of America, do
hereby declare and make known that public sales
will be held al the aforementioned land offices, In
the STATE Of MISSISSIPPI, al the periods heTein-
after desgnated, TO wit;
At the Land Office at GRENADA, commencing
on Monday, the twenty-ffth day Of May next, for
the disposal of the public lands within the under
mentionea townships and fractional townships, viz:
North Of the base line, and east Of The ChOetaiO me-
rtdtan.
Townships twenty-one, twenty-five, twenty-three,
twenty twenty-six, rwenty-seyen, and fraction
al township twenty-eight, of range one
Townships twenty-five, twenty-slx, and fraction
al townships twenty-seyen, and twenty-eight, of
range two.
Fractional townships twenty-six, and twenty
seven, Of range three
Fractional township twenty-sx, of range four
Township twenty-ihree, and fractional township
twenty-four, of range seven.
North u the base line, and West Of The ChOeta0
ridian.
Townships twenty-three 10 tWenty-seyen inclu-
siye, and fractional townships twenty-eight and
twenty -nine, Of range one
Townships twenty, twenty-one, twenty-three,
twenty-four, twenty i've, twenty-seyen, twenty
eight, and fractional townships twenty-nine and
Also, at the SAME PLACE, commencing on
Monday, the eighth day of June next, for the dis
posal Of the public lands within the undermen-
toned townships and fractional townships, TO wit
North Of The base line and wesi Of the ChOciaV me-
Iidian.
Townships twenty to twenty nine inclusive, and
fractional townships thirty and thirty-one, OF range
three.
Townships twenty to twenty seven inclusive, and
fractional townships twenty-aght, twenty-nine,
thirty, and thirty-ons, Of range four.
Townships twenty TO twenty -four inclusive, and
| ownship twenty seven, Of range five.
fay luysn nd taufn t.Tsn
ty-one, twenty-five, and twenty-five, Of range six.
Fractional township twenty. one, Of range seven.
Fractional township twenty-five Of range eight
Lands appropriated by law for the use Of schools,
military, or other purposes; also lands which have
been awarded or located under the fourteenth and
nineteenth articles Of the treaty with the Choetaw
nation of Indians, concluded at Dancing Rabbit
creek the twenty seventh day Of September,
eighteen hundred and thirty, are hereby excepted,
and will be excluded from the sales.
The sales will each be kept open for two weeks,
(unless the lands sooner disposed OF, and no
longer; and private entries of land in the town.
ships offered will be admitted until after the expi-
ration Of the two weeks.
Given under my hand, at the city Of Washing
ton, this twenty-fflh day Of February, ammo Domi-
nj one thousand eight hundred and foIty-six.
BY the President:
| JAMES SHIELDS,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
Notice 10 pre-emption 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
the satisfaction Of the register and receiver Of the
proper land Office, and make payment therefor, as
soon practicable after ,ing 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.
| June 9-lawl0w
PoSTPONENENT
| or the public land sales I'm the Grenada
| district, in the State OF Mississippi.
DUBLIC NOTICE Is hereby gwen, that the
i public sales OF lands ordered by proclamation OF
the President Of the United States, dated the twen-
| y.ifth day Of February, 1886, to be held at the
land Office at Grenada, in the State Of Mississippi,
on the twenty.ffth day of May, 1886, and on the
eighth day of June 1886 are declared to be postpo-
ned UNTIL and TO commence, the former on the first
| Monday, being the 7th Of September next, and the
latter on the fourth Monday, being the 2Sth of Sep
| tember next.
| Given under my hand, at the city Of Washington
| this sixth day of May, A. d. ls46.
g" o.. JAMES X. POLK.
| By the President:
| JAS. SHIELDS,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
| June lawl0w