The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-11-20
BY the President of the United states.

TN pursuance OF law, l. JAMES X. POLK, President OF
make known, that public sales will be held under
mentioned land offices, in the STATE OF LOUISIANA,
at the periods hereinafter mentioned, to wits
At the land office at OPELOUSAS commencing on
Monday the fourteenth day of February next for the dis
posa OF the public lands to which privae 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 fve
seven, eight nne en eleven, seventeen eighteen nine
teen twenty four twenty five, thirty, thirty ne 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, ten, eleven, twelve, and thirteen
Township fourteen, of range nine.
Fractional township thirteen south of the lake, and frac
tona townships fourteen and ftteen of range ten.
fractional township fifteen, south of Grand Lake, Of
fractional township fifteen, south of Grand Lake, oil
range twelve.
South of the base line aud cest of the principal meridian
Fractional township fifteen of range nine
At the land office at NATCHIToCHES, commencing on
Monday the wentyfrst day OF February next for the dis
posa of The public lands to which no private claims are
alleged, within the aforementioned townships and irac-
tona townships, viz;
North of te base line and of the principal meridian
Fractional townships thirteen and fourteen, north of Red
Section one the north half and southeast quarter Of
ton twelve; the half Except the southwest quarter Of
the southeast quare of section thirteen and fractional
section twenyfour, in fractional township fourteen, OF
range twelve
''Grappe" reservation, of range thirteen.
Township sixteen, OF range fourteen.
Township sixteen, of range fifteen.
At the land Office al OUACHITA, commencing on Mon
day. the twenty day of February next, for the dispo
sal of the public lands which private claims" 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 hundred and three in the Missssip
p river, in township seventeen, of range fourteen.
Island numbered ninety fve in the Mississippi river n
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 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
private entry Of any of the lands will be admitted unit
after the expiration OF the two weeks.
Given under my hand the city of Washington, this
third day of November ammo Domin one thousand egh
hundred and forty.
BY the President JAMES X. POLK.
RICHARD M. YoUNe,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.