The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-05-12
THE DAILY UNION.


j. President of the United States Of America, do
hereby declare and make known that public sales
will be held at the aforementioned land ofhees, IN
the State of MISSISSIPPI, at the periods herein
after designated, to wit:
Al the Land Office at GRENADA, commencing
on Monday, the twenty-fflh 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, and east o. The Ch0efa0 me
Tidian.
Townships twenty.one, twenty-five, twenty-three,
twenty five, twenty-six, twenty-seven, and fraction
al township twenty eight, OF range one.
Townships twenty Ave, twenty"slx, and fraction.
al townships twenty-seven, and twenty-eght, OF
range two.
fractional townships twenty-six, and twenty
seven, Of range three.
Fractional township tweDty-six, of range four
Township twenty-three, and fractional township
twenty-four, Of range seven.
North Of the base line, and wsst Of the ChOetaiO me
Ttdian.
Townships twenty-three to twenty-seven inclu-
sive, and fractional townships twenty-eight and
twenty-nine, of range one
Townships twenty, twenty-One, twenty-three,
twsnty-four, twenty-five, tventy'seven, 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
posal OF the public lands within the undermen-
North Of the base Rns and tcea Of the ChOetato me
TiAan.
Townships twenty 10 tWenty-nne inclusive, and
fractional townships thirty and thiry-one, OF range
three.
Townships twenty to twenty seven inclusive, and
fractional townships twenty-elght, twenty.nlne,
thirty, and thirty-one, OF range four
Townships twenty to tVenty-four inclusive, and
township twenty seven, Of range Ave.
Fractional township twenty and townshipstwen-
ty-one twenty two, and twenty-five, of range six
Fractional township twenty. one, of range seven.
Fractional township twenty five Of range eight
Al the land office at AUGUSTA, commencing on
Monday the fifteenth day OF June next, for the dis
posa OF the public lands in the following townships
and fractional townships, to wit:
South Of The hirtyTs degree Of north latitude and csst
Of the meridian.
fractional townships one to seven inclusive, ad-
io4nng the Alabama line, Of range four.
Townships one, two, three, five, and the four
western tiers of sections 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 FIVE, and fractional township eight, Of
range seventeen
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 iOsSt Of the ChOetGio
ridiGn.
Lots numbered three and four IN section twenty
eight, on island number eighty eight, in the MlssIs-
sppi 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 Monday the fifteenth day Of June next,
for the disposal Of the following tracts being chiefly
forfeited and relmquished lands under the credit
system, viz;
North Of the base line and east Of The meridian.
Fractional section sxty-ihree, in township eleven;
! and section thirty island in the Mississippi
river, in township fourteen, Of range one.
The northeast quarter Of section thlrty-four, in
township FIVE, 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.
the east half Of the northwest quarter of section
twenty-one, in township three, of range six
The northwest quarter of section thlrty-three IN
| township seven, of range eleven.
North Of the base line and icest Of the meridian.
The northeast quarter of section ten, in township
two, Of range one.
Fractional section two, in township FIVE, of range
| four.
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,
(unless the lands disposed off, 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-ffth day of February, ammo Domi-
nj one thousand eight hundred and forty-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
soon 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 designated0 otherwise such claim
will be forfeited.
JAMES SHIELDS,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
| Feb 25-latd
POSTPONEMENT
OF the public land sales In the Grenada
| district, in the State Of Mississippi.