The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-07-15
the President orthe United states

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In pursuance of law, L. JAMES X. POLK,
Il President of the United States Of America, do
hereby declare and make known that public sales
VIII be held at the aforementioned land Offices, in
the State of MISSISSIPPI, at tie periods herein
after designated, 10 wit:
Az 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
mentioned townships and fractional townships, viz;
North Of the base line, aud east Of The Choctnp
ridian.
Townshipstwenty- one, twenty-five, twenty -three,
twenty hye, twenty-six twenty seven and fraction
al township tweniy-eght Of range one.
Townships twenty-fy twenty-six and fraction
al townships twenty-seven, and twenty-eight Of
range two.
Fractional townships twenty-six, and twenty
seven, OF range three.
Fractional township twenty-six, of range four.
Township twenly-three, and fractional township
tweniy-four Of range seven.
NOrth Of the base line and ioesi Of Me Chociap
ridiu,
Townships twenty TO twenty seven inelu-
siye, and fractional townships twenty-eight and
twenty-Dne, OF range one.
Townships twenty, twenty-one, twenty-hree,
twenty-iour, twenty-five, twenty-seyen, twenty
eight, and fractional townships twenty-nine and
thirty, Of range two
Also, at the SAME PLACE, commencing on
Monday, the eighth day of June next for the dis
toned ownships and fractional townships, TO wit:
North Of the base line and ,oes Of the ChOea,e
4rH ridiaa. t.
| Townships twenty TO twenty nine inclusive, and
fractional townships thirty and thirtyone, of range
| three.
Townships twenty to twenty seven inclusive, and
| fractional townships twenty-eight, twenty-nine,
| thirty, and thirIy-one, OF range four.
| Townships twenty TO twenty-four inclusive, and
township twenty-seyen, of range FIVE.
| 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.
Lands appropriated by law for the 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
| (uness 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 exp
ration of the two weeks.
Given under my hand, at the city Of Washing
ton, this twenty-fhh day Of February, ammo Dom
nj one thousand eight hundred and fory-six.
| JAMES X. POLK.
By the President:
| JAMES SHIELDS,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
Notice 10 presumption claimants.
Every person entitled to the right Of prescription
to any lands within the limits of the townships
above enumerated is required to establish the sam,
to the satisfaction of the register and receiver Of the
proper land Office, and make payment therefor, a
practicable after seeing This notice, and befor,
the day appointed for the commencement Of thu
public sale Of the township embracing the trac
claimed, (above designatedD otherwise such claim
will be forfeited
| JAMES SHIELDS,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
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