The daily union., 1846-04-28
BY the President Of the United state.

BY the President OF the United states
IN pursuance Of Law, l. JAMES X. POLK,
Il President Of the Uniled SIaies Of America do
hereby declare and make known that public sales
will be held al the undsrmentioned land Offices in
The State OF MISSISSIPPI, at the periods herein
ater designated, 10 Wit
Al the Land Office at GRENADA, commencing
on Monday. the tweBty-hfth day Of May next for
the disposal Of the public lands within the under
mentioned townships and fractional townships, viz:
North u the base hns, and east ef The CAoeiav me
viaisH.
Townships twenty-one, twenty two, twenty y-three,
twenty-five, t~enty-six, t~enty-seyen and fraction
al township twenly-eight, VI range one ~
Townships twenty-five, twenty Elk, and fraction
al townships t~enty-seyen, and twsnty-eght, of
range two. .u rnH". '... .0.'
Fractional townships twsnty-sis, and twenty
seven, Of rnse three.
Fractional township twenty-six, Of range four
Township twenty-three, and fractional township
twenty-four, Of range seven.
North Of the base lns, and esa q hs Choeiac me
Ttdiaa.
Townships twenty-three to twenty-seyen inclu-
sive, and fractional townships twenty and
twenty-nine Of range one. IS d
Townships twenty, twenty-one, twenty-three
twenty-four, 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
posal OF the public lands within the undermen-
toned townships and fractional townships, TO wit:
North of The base line and Dsa ef the Choetuc me
ridian.
Townships twenty to twenty nine inclusive, and
fractional townships thirty and thirty Of range
three. .r ..4 ..I.a art4. !" u P.
Townships twenty 10 twenty seven inclusive, and
fractional townships rwenty-eight, twenty nine,
thirty, and thirty Of range four.
Townships twenty to twenty-four inclusive, and
township twenty seven, Of range fve.
Fractional township twenty, and townships TWEEN
ty-one, twenty-five, and twenty-five, Of range six.
Fractional township twenty-one, Of ranse seven.
Fractional township twenty-five Of range eight,
At the land Office al AUGUSTA, commencing on
Monday, the fifteenth day Of June next, for the dis
posal OF the public lands in the following townships
and fractional townships, to wit: - ..''
South ofe thirtyrs degree Of north latitude and wssi
Of the nsusdisu. % tt '...
Fractional townships one to seven inclusive, ad-
Joining the Alabama fine, Of range four.
Townships one, two, three, FIVE, and the four
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 to
thirty-two inclusive, of range twelve.
Fractional township ten, Of ranges fifteen and six
teen.
Township FIVE, and fractional township eight, ot
range seventeen.
The west halfof 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 ot
the following tracts, to wit
North Of The base line and toeSt Of the Choctatc me-
ridan.
Lots numbered three and four in section twenty
eight, on island number eghty-eight, in the Missls'
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.
mencng on Monday, the fifteenth day Of June next
for the disposal Of the following tracts being chiefly
forfeited and rehnqushed lands under the credit
system, viz
North Of the bas. line and east Of the meridian.
Fractional section sxty-three, in township eleven;
and section thirty, on 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 ffty-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
tweny-one, in township three, of range ak.
The northwest quarter of section thirty-three, in
township seven, of range eleven.
North Of the base line and cest 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, 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 are sooner disposed off, and no
longer; and private entries of land in the town,
ships 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-6fth day Of February, ammo DOM
nj one thousand eight hundred and forty-six.
JAMES X. POLK.
By the President:
JAMES SHIELDS,
Commissioner of the General Land Office
Notice to pre-emption claimants.
Every person entitled to the right Of pre-emptior
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, a
soon practicable after seeing this notice, and befort
the day appointed for the Commencement Of the
public sale of the township embracing the tract
claimed, (above desgnated0 otherwise such claim
will be forfeited. +
JAMES SHIELDS,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
Feb 25-latd
BY the President OF the United States.