The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-12-03
BY the President of the United States.

TN pursuance OF law, j, JAMES K. POLK, President o
make known that public sales viii be held at the under
mentioned land Offices, in the STATE OF LOUISIANA
the periods hereinafter mentioned to wit:
At the land Office OPELOUSAS, commencing OF
Monday the fourteenth day Of February next for the dis
poal Of the public lands to which private claims
alleged, within the aforementioned townships and irac
tional townships, viz:
South of the base line andca of the principal meridian
Townships five and thirteen, of range four.
Township twelve and sections three four ve six
seven eight nine, eleven, seventeen, eighteen,
teen, twenty four twenty five thirty thirty and thirty
six, in township thirteen, of range five
Fractional township eleven of range six
Townships ten, ELEVEN and twelve, OF range
raconal townships, ten, eleven twelve and thirteen
Township fourteen, of range nine.
Fractional township thirteen, south of the lake. and
tional townships fourteen and fifteen, of range
Frac, ionsl township hiteen south OF Grand Lake, O
Fra fractional township fifteen, south of Grand Lake, o
range twelve
South Of the ba Sc line and ,cs of the principal neriaah
Fractional town ship fifteen, of range nine.
At,he land office at NATCHITOCHES, commencing on
Monday the rs day OF February next for the dis
posa Of the public LAM rnsnnnad are
tonal townships, viz; .s.
North of The base line ana ,ce of the principal meridian
Fractional townships thirte and fourteen, north of Red
section one the north half ani southeast quarter
ton twelve the east half excep, the southwest quarter
the southeast uuarte of section thirteen, and fractional
section twenty-tour, in fractional township fourteen, Of
range twelve.
Fractional townships sixteen and seventeen, south of the
'Iirappe reservation, of range thirteen.
Township sixteen, OF range fourteen
Township sixteen, of range fifteen.
At the land Office at OUACHITA, commencing Mon
day. twenty eighth day of February for the dispo
the public lands which ''prvate 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. slt
Sections one, two three ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen,
fourteen, and twenyfour, township sixteen, OF range
thirteen.
Island numbered one hundred and three in the Mississp
pi river, in township seyenteen OF range fourteen
Island numbered ninety ve 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 the days
appointed and proceed in the same 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
no private entry any of the lands will be admitted until
after the expiration of the two weeks
Given under my hand at the city OF Washingon this
third day of November, Domni thousand eight
hundred and forty-seven.
BY the President: .' JAMES X POLK
RICHARD NJ YOUNG,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.