The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-01-16
Bv the President of The United States.

BIZ the President of the Unifcd States.
TN pursuance Of law, |, JAMES X. POLK, Pres
i ident of the United States of America, do here
by declare and make known, that public sales will
be held at the aforementioned land Offices in the
TERRITORY OF FLORIDA, at the periods here
matter designated, to wit
At the land Office at NEwNANSVILLE, COM
mencing on Monday, the eleventh day of August
next for the disposal of the public lands within the
aforementioned townships and fractional townships,
viz:
South Of The base line and east of The principal meridian
Sections one, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen,
twenty-three, twenty-four, twenty-five, twenty-six,
thirty-hve and thirty-six, in township twelve,
of range thirteen.
The eastern tier Of sections in township thirteen
of range thirteen.
Sections one two, eleven, twelve, thirteen, four
teen, twenty three, twenty twenty-five, twenty
six, twenty twenty eight, twenty-nine, thirty
two thirty-three, thirty-four thrtyfve thirty-six
in township fourteen, of range thirteen.
Fractional township fifteen Except section six I'D
thirteen.
Townships twelve and thirteen of range four
teen.
Township thirteen Of range fifteen.
Fractional townships twenty-elght and twenty
nine, west of Tampa Bay, of range sixteen
Fractional township thirty-our, on Manatee river,
of range eighteen.
Fractional townships tweny-eight and twenty
nine of the military reservation at Fort Brooke,
and townships thirtythree, thiry-four, and thirty
FIVE, on Manatee river, of range twenty.
Townships twenty-seven, twenty-eight, twenty
nine thirtythree, and thirtyfour, of range twenty
one.
Townships twenty eight and twenty -nne ofrange
twenty-five.
mencing on Monday, the eighteenth day of August
next for the disposal of the public lands within the
aforementioned townships and fractional town.
ships, to wit:
South Of the base LIVE and east Of the principal meridian.
Townships twenty three and twenty-four of range
twenty-nine.
ty-three and fractional township twenty-six, on
Lake Tohopekaliga, of range thirty.
Townships twenty and twenty-three OF range
thirty-one.
Township twenty of range thirty-two.
At the land office at TALLA HASSEE, commenc-
ing on Monday, the eleventh day of August next,
for the disposal of the public lands within the
dermentioned sections, situated in the former Indian
reserve of Econchatamico, on the Chatahoochee
river, to wit:
Lot seven in section eight; lots seven and eight in
section seventeen; lots and eight in section
twenty; lot one in section twenty-one lots seven
and eight in section twenty-nne; and lot eight in
section thirty-two; all in township five north of
range seven, west of the principal meridian.
Lands appropriated by law for the use of schools,
military or otner purposes, VIII pe eNCuueu from
sale.
The sales will each be kept open for two weeks,
(unless the lands Opposed off, and long
err; and no private entries of land in the townships
so offered will be admitted until after the expiration
| of the two weeks.
Given under my hand at the City of Washington,
this ninth day of May, ammo Domini one thousand
eight hundred and forty-fvc.
~ JAMES X. POLK.
BY the President:
JAS. SHIELDS,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
Notice to pre- empfton claimants.
Every person entitled to the right of presumption
to any lands within the limits Of the townships and
tracts above enumerated, is required to establish the
to the satisfaction Of the register and receiver
Of the proper land office, and make payment there
for soon 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, (ubovc designated;) otherwise such claim
will be forfeited.
JAS. SHIELDS,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
April 10-lawG