The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-04-07
BY the president OF the United states

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BY the President OF the United states
In pursuance of law, T. JAMES X. POLK,
i President Of the United States OF America, 90
hereby declare and make known that puolie sales
will be held at the undermenuoned lana omessi IN
the State of MISSISSIPPI, at the periods herein
after designated, To wit sa - t 4
Al the Land Office at GRENADA, commencing
on Monday, the twsnty-hf,h day o. May next, Tor
mentioned townships and fractional townships, viz;
North Of the base lsns, and esst " the Choeiao me-
n.y.. a.. IA ridden - ... ....... L..
Townships twenty -one, twenty-five, twenty-three,
twenty five twentysix, twenty-seyen. and fraction
al township twenty -eight, of range one. ..
Townships twenty-five, twenty six, and fraction
al townships twenty-ssgsn. and twenty-sisht Of
Fractional townships twsnty-sx, and twenty
seven, of range thres. .-... .., 49,. ...-s .. d..
Fractional ownship twsnty-six, Of range four,
Township iwsuty-thres, and fractional townshiP
tweDty-four, OF range seven. .-,
North Of the base line, and rsa Of The ChOetalr me-
+ ........ . ridian.
Townships twenty-three 10 twenty seven inclu-
sive, and fractional townships twenty-eight and
twenty-nine, OF range one. slr..
Townships twenty, twenty-one, twenty-three,
twenty-four, twenty -hye, twenty-seveB, 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
possl OF tho public lands within the undermsn-
toned townships and fractional townships, TO wit
North ef he base Tine and ~s'i q the Choeias me-
80 E....... .... rtdtaa. .. ..-
Townships twenty to twenty.nipe inclusive, and
fractional townships thirty and thirty.one, OF range
three.
Townships twenty to twenty seven inclusive, and
fractional townships twsnty-eIght, twenty-nine,
thirty, and thirty-one, Of range four.
Townships twenty to twenty-four inclusive, and
township twenty seven, of range i've.
Fractional township twenty, and townshipstwen-
ty-one, twenty-five, and twenty-five, OF range six.
Fractional township twenty one, Of range seven.
Fractional township twenty-five Of range eight
Monday the fifteenth day Of June next, for the dis
poss OF the public lands in the following townships
and fractional TOW nships, TO wit:
South Of the thirtyrsi degree ofnorth latitude and icsa
Of the msridian.
Fractional townships one TO seven inclusive, adj
joining the Alabama fine, Of range four.
/ Townships one, two, three, FIVE, and the four
western tiers Of sections in townships six, of range
| FIVE.
| Township two, of range six.
Townships four, five, and six, Of range eight.
Township six, Of range nine.
Township seven, except sections twenty-nlne TO
thirty-two inclusive, Of range twelve.
Fractional township ten, of ranges fifteen and six
! teen.
Township 1--WE, and fractional township eight, of
| range seventeen.
The west half OF the northeast quarter of section
nine in township FIVE, Of range eleven.
At the land Office at JACKSON, commencing on
Monday the first day Of June next, for the sale Of
the following tracts, TO wit:
North Of the base line and Wes Of the Chocta,o me
rididn.
Lots numbered three and four, in section twenty
eight on island number eighty eight, in the Missis-
sippi river, township fifteen, of range nine.
Lots numbered ten, eleven, twelve, and thirteen,
in section twelve, township three, of range one.
At the land Office at WASHINGTON, COM
mencing on Monday, the fifteenth day Of June next,
for the disposal OF the following tracts, being chiefly
forfeited and relinquished lands under the credit
system, viz:
Fractional section sixty-three, in township eleven;
and section thirty, on an island in the Mississippi
river, in township fourteen, of range one.
The northeast quarter Of section thirty-four, in
township FIVE, Of range two.
The northwest quarter of section hfty-three, In
| township one, Of runge three.
The northeast quarter Of section seven, In town.
| ship nine, Of range four.
The east half Of the northwest quarter Of section
| twenty-one, in township three, OF range six.
The northwest quarter Of section thirty three, in
township seven, Of range eleven.
North ofihe base line and tced Of the meridian.
| Inc nOfucost qubrteT VI seCtoH ttH, III to"Hship
| two, Of range one.
Fractional section two, in township Eve, of range
| four
Lands appropriated by law for the use of schools,
| military, other purposes; also lands which have
been awarded or located under the fourteenth and
| nineteenth articles Of the treaty with the Choctaw
| nation of Indians, concluded at Dancing Rabbit
| creek on 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 off, and no
longer; and private entries Of land in the town
ships so 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-ffth day Of February, ammo Domi-
nj one thousand eight hundred and fory-six.
! 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, as
practicable after seeing this notice. and before
the day appointed for the commencement of the