The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-11-26

TN pursuance OF law, l, JAMES X. POLK, President of
tue United states OF America 40 hereby declare and
mentioned land offices, in the STATE OF LOUISIANA,
at the periods hereinafter mentioned, to wit,
At the land Office at OPELOUSAS, commencing ON
Monday, the fourteenth day Of February next for the dis
posal Of the public lands which private claims
alleged within the aforementioned townships and frac
tiona townships, viz:
South of the base line and of the principal meridian
Townships five and thirteen, of range four.
Township twelve, and sections two three, four, five six,
seven eight nne en eleven, seventeen eighteen, nine
teen twenty four twenty-five, thirty thirty one, and thirty
six, in township thirteen, OF range five
Fractional township eleven, OF range six.
Townships ten, eleven, and twelve, of range seven.
Fractional townships, en eleven, twelve, and thirteen,
Township fourteen, of range nine.
tiona townships fourteen and fifteen, of range
Fractional township fifteen, south of Grand Lake. of
Fractional township fifteen, south Of Grand Lake, of
range twelve.
South of the base line and eest of the principal meridian
Fractional township ffleen of range nine.
At the land office at NATCHITOCHES commencing on
Monday the wentyrst day OF February next for the dis
posa Of the public lands to which "prvate claims
alleged within the aforementioned townships and frac-
tiona townships, viz;
North of The base line aud of the principal meridian
Fractional townships thirteen and fourteen, north OF Red
Section one, the north half and southeast quarter of
ton Twelve the east halt Except the southwest Quarter OF
section 'weny-tour, in fractional township fourteen,
fractional townships sixteen and seveneen south of the
"Grapps' reservation, Of range thirteen.
Township sixtee II, OF range fourteen.
Township sixteen, OF range fifteen.
At the land office al OUACHITA, commencing on Mon
day. the twenty day of February next The dspo-
sal of the public lands which 'prvate caims are al
legged within the aforementioned townships and fraction
al townships, viz:
North of the base line and east of the principal eridian
Fractional townships three and four, north of Red river
of range five.
fractional township four, north OF Red river of range
six. =
Sections one, two three ten, eleven, twelve thirteen
fourteen, and tweniour, in township sixteen, range
thirteen. .sts. =
Island numberedon hundred and three the Mssissp-
pi river, in township seventeen of range fourteen.
Island numbered ninety five in the Mississippi river,
township twenty, OF ranges thirteen and fourteen
Lands appropriated by law forthe of schools military
or other purposes, viii be excluded from the sales.
The offering of the lands will be commenced the DAYS
appointed and proceed in the same order in which they
advertised, with all convenient despatch until the
whole shall have been offered, and the sales thus closed
But sale shall be kept open longer than weeks and
private entry olany OF the lands will be admitted until
after the expiration of the two weeks.
Given under my hand the city of Washington, this
third day of November, Domini thousand eight
hundred and forty seven.
BY the President; JAMES X. POLK
RICHARD M. You've,
Commissioners of the General Land Office.