The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-04-21
By One presidsnt Of the united states

TN pursuance Of law | JAMES X. POLK,
i President Of the United States Of America 10
hereby declare and make known thal Peoso sses
will be held al the aforementioned lana ohees, III
the State of MISSISSIPPI, at ths perioas heFe Gu
ai' s aSsgn nnS ofsos !, GRENADA, commencing
ON MONDAY the twenty-ffth day Of May next, for
,h. di.noaaI of the public lands within the UNDER
mentioned townships and fractional townships, VIZ
NrM on ts bose line, and east Of the ChoetaiS me
: .r'.-.a .,.. ,..l ridtan, ID, ..... .. ,..
Townships twenty one, twenty-five, twenty three,
twenty five twenty-sx, twenty-seyen and fraction
al township. twenty-eight, of range one.
Townships twenty-five, twenty-sx, and fraction
al townships twsnty-seyen, and twen'y-elght or
fractional townships twenty-six, and twenty
seven Of range three. -..H.u.... .. ... u
Fractional township twenty-six of range four.
Township tweDty-ihree, and fractional township
twenty-four, Of range seven.
.North Of the base Tine, and toest Of the ChOciap me
y I'D. ridisn. '...
Townships twenty-thres TO twenty-seyen inclu-
sve, and fractional townships twenty-eight and
twenty-nine, Of range one.
y Townships twenty, twenty-one, twenty-three,
twenty -four, twenty-five, twenty-seyen, twenty,
eight, and fractional townships twenty7nine and
hIso' al he SAME PLACE, commencing on
Monday, the eighth day OF June next, for The dis
posl OF the public lands within the undermen-
TONED townships and fractional townships, to wal;
NSrlA q The base line ; I'D Sf" q N' o"'f'G' me
Townships twenty 10 twenty nine inclusive, and
fractional townships thirty and thirty-one, OF range
three rr.r .h a frnd ..w ...,... .. i,
Townships twenty TO twenty-seyen Inclusive, and
fractional townships twenty-eight, twenty-nine,
thirty, and thirty-one, OF range four.
Townships twenty 20 twsnty-tour inclusive, ana
sssv,s.s hin txe -Seyel. range live.
Fractional township twenty, and townshipstw
ty-one twenty. two and twenty Ave, OF range SIX
Fractional township twenty-one, of runse seven
Fno,iosal township txen.y.hye Of range eight
Monday the fifteenth day Of June next, for the dis
posa OF the public lands Ia the following townships
ADD fractional townships, 10 witt
Souh Of Tie nrtyJra degree q north latitude and ioe'
! ,- Of the msridian.
Fractional townships one to seven inclusive, adj
Joining the Alabama line, OF range four. =.
Townships one, two, three, i've, 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-nine 10
thirty-two inclusive, Of range twelve.
Fractional township ten, of ranges fifteen and six
teen. Co. -.. ..
Township FIVE, and fractional township eight Of
range seventeen.
The west half of the northeast quarter of section
nine m township fve 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 Choctaio mr.
ridian.
Lots numbered three and four, in section twenty
eight, on island number eighty eight, in the Missis-
sippi river, township fifteen, Of range nine.
L ,ts ,hara Tan ola txvel and thirfeen
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 rehnquished lands under the credit
system, viz;
.NSrth or The base line and east Of The meridian.
Fractional section sixty-,hree, 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 i've, Of range two,
The northwest quarter Of section hfty-three, in
township one, of range three.
The northeast quarter of section seven in town
ship nine, Of range four.
fhe east half q the northwest quarter Of section
twenty-one, in township three, of range six, I'd
The northwest quarter Of section tbirty-three, in
township seven, of range eleven.
| North or The base line and ,cfd Of The meridian.
The northeast quarter of section ten, in township
two, of range one, a~s.,.., ~ -. ... ~
| Fractional section two, in township Eve, of range
flour. ."'H ''..
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 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,
(uniess the lands are sooner disposed of,) and no
longer; and no 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-6th day of February, ammo Domi-
nj one thousand eight hundred and forty-sx.
1855. 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
public sale of the township embracing the tract
claimed, (above designated;) otherwise such claim
will be forfeited. r ..... e,44u.
. - JAMES SHIELDS,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
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