The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-12-03

BY the President the United states
TNpnrsuance oflaw, JAMES X POLK President of the
United States Of AsG 40 hereby declare and make
land offices in the State OF Florida at the periods herena
ter me ntioned, to wit: Ht.1. ~
At the land Office at ST. AUGUSTINE commencing ON
Monday the seventh day OF February next for the disposal
of the public lands within the aforementioned hips
and parts Of townships, vzi
South Of the base line of the principal erd,am
Fractional township twenty, of range thirty-one.
Townships fyx, Except sections six, seven eighteen,
nineteen thirty and hirtyone,) and fy-seyen and
tons one, two three four, ve six eight nine,
ELEVEN ffeen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty,
twenty.one and twenty-five in township ffy-eight, Of
Townships hfy-fve, ffy-sx, Except sect,sn one) and
rs y thirty
two thry-lhee. thirty -four, thryve, and thlrysx) OF
Sections one, two three four five, six, twelve, thrteen
tweny-four, and twenty-five in township fly-fve; and
four, fve and six5 on Biscaype Bay of range forty.
Fractional township iftyfye. on 6 Bscayne Bay" of
range forty-one. g 8rF
At the land Office at NEwNANsvILLE, commencing on
Monday the wsnrst day of February next, for the dis
posa OF the PUBLIC lands within the aforementioned town
ships and parts Of townships, viz
South Of the base line aud Of the principal meridian
Townships twentyone and twenty-five, of range nineteen
townships twenty (excepr sections one twelve thr
teen oueen twenty three, twenty-four and twenty ve0
Townships wentytwo and twenty.hree, of range
ty.one.
Townships twenty-five and twen,y,threc, of range TWEEN
ty-two.
AT the land Office at TALLAHASSEE, commencing on
Monday the seventh day February next for the disposal
OF the public lands within the unermenoned townships
and parts Of townships, viz:
South of the base line and the principal meridian
Fractional township two northeast of Fobess grant, of
fractional township one northeast of Forbess grant, of
Fractional sections three, FOUR nne ten fourteen, and
seven twenyeisht, thirywo. and thirty three, in town
ship one township two west of Forbess grant, and town.
ship three, OF the Apaachicoa river, OF range eight
Fractional townships three, Except the southwest ac
ton Of section thirty land fractional township FOUR west
Of Chippoa Lake. Except fractional sections six seven
and thirty-one,) of range nine.
Fractional sections twenty-five, and twenty
four on the main land, in township two of range twenty
Fractional sections thyone thirty thirty and
hirysx, the main land, in township and fraction
al sections eight nine, twelve seventeen, twenty
the main land in township two Of range twenty
Fractional township three, the main land, Except
sections one, three SIX SEVEN SIXTEEN and
Of range thirty
South of the base line and east Of the principal meridian
Fractional townships eight and nne west of the Suwan
nee river, OF range fourteen p
North of the base line and east of the principal meridian
Sections twelve, hirteen fourteen, twenty, twenyone
twenty-five, twenty three, twenty four twenty tve twenty
six twenty seven twen-nne thirty thirty
township one, OF range five
tventy-seven tweny-egh thy-three thirty four thirty
five, and hirtysix, and township two of range six
North of the base line and ,ce of the principal meridian.
Fractional township one, north OF "Forbess Grant, Of
Fractional township one, north of Forbess Grant,, of
range t3ftt
Sections one two, eleven twelve, thirteen, fourteen, If
teen, twenty-five, wentythree, wenty-our twenty-five,
section twenty-egt in former Indian Reserve, the
fraction of section hiryhr in the same, and sections
thirty -four hirtyve, and thirtysx, in township one sec
twelve, thirteen twentythree, wcnty-four twenty
ve twenysix thirty five, and hirtysx in township two;
and sections one, two nine, en ELEVEN and twelve in
township three, OF range eight
Sections thirty five and thirtysx, in township six, OF
range twelve
Fractional township three, west Of &C hoctawhachy
river, of range sixteen. @
and tiry-six in township three, OF range seventeen.
Township three, OF range thirty.
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 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
Of the lands will be admitted until after the
expiration of the two weeks.
Given under my hand at the city Of Washington, this
twenty-thrd day Of October Domni one thousand
eight hundred and forty-seven
BY the Presidents JAMES X. POLK.
RICHARD M. You've,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
Notice to Presumption Claimants.
Every person entitled the right of presumption any
lands thin the limits Of the townships and parts of town.
ships above enumerated required establish the
the satisfaction of the register and receiver of the proper
land oiice and make payment therefor practf
ca6e after seeing thus notice and before the day appointed
for the commencement OF the public sale OF the lands,
bracing the tract claimed otherwise such claim will be for
feited.
,fis - RICHARD M. YOUNG,
tN' Commissioner of the General Land Office