The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-08-05

TN pursuance of law L. James X Polk, President of the
United States Of America, do hereby declare and make
known that bile will be held the aforementioned
land offices In the State OF indiana at the periods herein
after designated the sale OF The following described lands
situated in the Miami cessions, in said State wits
At,be land Office of INDIANAPOLIS, commencing on
Monday the sixth day of September next for the disposal
of the public lands within the aforementioned townships
and fractional townships 10 VIII
North of the line and east Of the second principal meri
dian.
Fractional townships twenty-one, twenty-five and
vhree in the former 'Great Miami Reserve )" of range
Fractional township twenty and townships twenty
two and tweny-three in the former Great Miami Re
serve,' of ranges two three, four, hive, and six.
Fractional iownsnlPsp .r Of a"n III u'
Fractional township wentyIee IN the ormer reserve OF
two miles square the Salamanie river" of ranges
At the land office at FORT WAYNE, commencing on
Monday the twentieth day of September next for the DIS
posa OF the public lands within the aforementioned town
Ships and fractional townships, to-wit;
North of the base ae and east Of the second principal meri
Townships twenty -four, twenty-five, and wentysix, and
township v Sed IN the former Great MI
Fractional townships wenty-lour, wentyf five, twenty
serve" and fractional townships thirty three and thirty
four in the former reserve at 'flat Bey's Village, oil
fractional townships twenty-seven and twehyeght in
former of Six miles al the forks oil the
Wabash river" and fractional townships thirty three and
hryour in the former reserve at fiat Belly village,
oil range eight :;
Fractional townships tWenty-seven ana tweny-eRh III
the former of Six miles square AT the forks OF the
Wabash river and fractional township thirty one, IN the
former reserve ''Seek's village" of range nine
Fractional township tweny-seven IN tue former reserve
''Eat Rock " fractional township rs twenty-e ght twenty
Aboe river and the ''Racoon Village" and fractional
township thy-one in the former reserve at seeks H.
Fractional townships twenty rwentyeight twenty
nine, and thirty in the former reserves at tat Rock
the mouth OF The Aboe river, and the haccoon VII
Fractional townships twentyeght and twenty nine, in
the ''the mouth of the Aboe river, OF
range twelve
AT the land Office at WINAMAC, commencing on Mon
day. the wenyseven day OF September next for the dis
posal of the public lands within the aforementioned town
ships and fractional townships, 10 wits
North of the base line aud of thc second principal
riertdian.
Fractional townships wenty-our, twenty-five and TWEEN
ysix, in the onner 'Great Miami Reserve" OF range
Townships twenty-four twenty-five, and tweny-six and
fractional township twenty in the former " Great
Miami Reserve" OF ranges two and three.
Townships twentyour, Twenty-Five and twenty-sx, and
fractional townships rHenyseyen and in the
former Great Miami Reserve, and the "Reserve between
Eel and Wabash rivers" OF range four.
Fractional townships twenty seven and twenty-eght in
the ioner reserve between The Wabash and Eel rivers,
of range five.
Lands appropriated by for the of schools militia
r other purposes and the alternate sections granted to
the State of Indiana for the purpose of aiding said State
in opening canal connect the waters OF the abash
March, 1927 together with the tracts which have been
eced and approved under the act OF 2o August 1872 in
lieu the portions of said alternate sections covered by
dvdual Indian under the treaties, viii be excluded
from the sales.
The lands will be sold for less price than dol
lars per acre. provided by the first section OF the
titled 'An grant the right of presumption actual
settlers the land acquired by treaty from the Miami In
dams, in Indiana, approved the 3D. OF August 1916.
And the offering of the will be commenced on 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 entry 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
tweny;ifh day OF May, Domni thousand eight
hundred and torty-seven. JAMES X. POLK.
BY the President:
RICHARD NJ YOUNG,