The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-04-14
BY the President Of the. United states

BY the President Of the United states
In pursuance Of law, J., JAMES n. Pohh,
l. President Of the United States OF America, 10
hereby declare and make known that Puonc sales
will be held at the aforementioned land ofhees, In
the State of MISSISSIPPI, at the periods hesein-
AZ tSs md Once at GRENADA, commencing
| on Monday, the twenty-ffth day OF May next, for
the disposal Of the pubic lands within the under
mentioned townships and fractional townships viz;
North Of he base line, and east Of the ChOeiaW me
| Townships twenty -one twenty-five, twenty-three,
twenty FIVE twenty-six, twenty-scyen and fraction
al township twenty-eight, Of range one.
Townships twenty-five, twenty-six, and fraction
al townships twenty-seven, and twenty-esht, OF
range two. .
Fractional townships twenty-six, and twenty
seven, of range three
Fractional township twenty-sx, Of range four
Township twenty-three, and fractional township
twenty-four, Of range seven.
.N6rih Of the base line, and ''ss q the ChOetao me
| ridian.
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,
twtnty-four, twenty-five, twenty seven, twenty.
eight and fractional townships twenty and
Also, at the SAME PLACE, commencing on
Monday, the eighth day OF June next, for the dis
| 20 Sal Of tho pubic lands within the undtrmtni
toned tow nships and fractional townships, TO wit:
North Of the base line and |esi Of the ChOefaU me-
| rididn. r .. "A
| Townships twenty to twenty nine inclusive, and
fractional townships thirty and thirty lone, OF range
three .l.L.u Lt4. -.I.l.
| Townships twenty TO twenty-seven inclusive, and
fractional townships twenty-elgbt, twenty nine,
thirty, and thirty-one, Of range four.
| Townships twenty to twenty-four inclusive, and
! township twenty seven, Of range hyo
| Fractional township twenty, and townships TWEEN
ty-one, twenty-five, and twenty-five, OF range six.
| Fractional township twenty-one, OF range seven.
Fractional township twenty-five OF range eight.
At the land Office at AUGUSTA, commencing on
Monday, the fifteenth day OF June next, for the dis
posa OF the public landsin the following townships
and fractional townships, to wit:
South Of The hirtyrs degree enorth latitude and ~sst
Of The mfrtdiGn.
Fractional townships one to seven inclusive, ad-
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
Ave.
Township two, Of range six.
Townships four, FIVE, and six, OF range eight.
Township six, Of range nine.
Township seven, except sections Twenty-Five to
thirty-two inclusive, Of range twelve.
Fractional township ten, OF ranges fifteen and six
teen.
Township Ave, and fractional township eight, of
| range seventeen.
The west half Of 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 of
the following tracts, TO wit;
North Of The base line and ioest Of the ChOetalr
rididn.
Lots numbered three and four, in section twenty
eight, island number lightweight, in the Missis-
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
mencing on Monday, the fifteenth day of June next,
for the disposal of the following tracts being chiefly
forfeited and rellnquished lands under the credit
system, viz:
North Of the base line and east Of the meridian.
fractional section sixty-three 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 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
twenty-ope, in township three, Of range six
The northwest quarter Of section thirty-three, in
township seven, Of range eleven.
North Of the base line and ,rest Of the meridian.
The northeast quarter Of section ten, in township
two, of range one.
Fractional section two, in township 6ve 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 sooner disposed Off and no
longer; and private entries of land in the town.
ships 30 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-6fth day Of February, ammo Domi-
nj one thousand eight hundred and forty-sx.
d. s..... 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 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 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 dssignated;) otherwise such claim
will be forfeited.
~ o. JAMES SHIELDS,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
Feb 25-latd ..ar
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