The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-12-08

TN pursuance OF law l. JAMES X. POLK, President OF
make known that public sales will be held at The under
mentioned land offices. in the STATE OF LOUISIANA,
at the periods hereinafter mentioned, to wit;
At the land Office OPELOUSAS, commencing
Monday the fourteenth day of February for the dis
poal OF the public lands which private claims
alleged within the aforementioned townships and rac
tional townships, viz;
South of the base line and of the principal eidia
Townships five and thirteen, of range four.
Township twelve, and sections two three FOUR five, six
seven eight. nne ten 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
Fractional townships, ten eleven, twelve, and hirteen
of range eight
Township fourteen, of range nine
Fractional township thirteen south of the lake. and frac
tional townships fourteen and fifteen, of range ten
Fractional township fifteen, south OF Grand Lake, OF
range eleven
Fractional township fifteen, south of Grand Lake, of
range twelve.
South of the base line and of the principal meridian
Fractional township fifteen, of range nine.
AT the land office at NATCHITOCHES, commencing
Monday, twenty day OF February next for the dis
posal OF the public lands which 'private claims
alleged, within the aforementioned townships and frac-
tional townships, viz;
North of the base line and ,ccst of the principal meridian
Fractional townships thirteen and fourteen north of Red
river, of range eleven.
ton tweve the east half Except the southwest quarter OF
the southeast quarter Of section thirteen and fractional
section tweny-tour, In fractional township fourteen, oil
range twelve
fractional townships and seventeen south of the
Grape reservation, OF range thirteen.
Township sixteen, OF range fourteen.
Township sixteen, of range fifteen.
AT the land Office al OUACIITA commencing on Mon
day. twenty eighth day of February next for the dispo
sal OF the public lands to which private claims are al
legged, within the aforementioned townships and fraction
al townships, viz:
North of the base line and east of the principal meridian
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 twenyfour, in township sixteen OF range
thirteen.
Island numbered one hundred and three the Mssssip
pi river, in township seventeen, of range fourteen.
Island numbered ninety five, the Mississippi river in
township twenty, OF ranges thirteen and fourteen.
Lands appropriated by law for the of schools military
other purposes, will be excluded from the sales.
The offering Of the lands will be commenced on the days
appointed and proceed in the order in which they
are advertised, with all convenient DESPATCH until the
whole shall have been offered, and the sales thus closed
But sale shall be kept longer than two weeks and
private OF any 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 iorty-seven.
BY the President: JAMES X. POLK.
RICHARD NJ YOUNG,
Commissioners Of the General Land Office