The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-12-17

TN pursuance OF law, /, JAMES K POLK, President OF
MAKE known that public sales win 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 on
Monday the fourteenth day Of February next for the dis
posa OF the public lands to which private claims
alleged, within the aforementioned townships and frac
tonal 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 ve
seven, eight nine, eleven, seventeen eighteen, nine
een twenty four, twenty five, thirty thirty one, and thirty
six, in township thirteen, of range five.
Fractional township eleven, Orange six
Townships ten, eleven, and twelve Of range
Fractional townships eleven, twelve, and Thirteen,
of range eight.
Fractional township thirteen south of the lake. and ac
tional townships fourteen and fifteen OF range
Fractional township fifteen, south of Grand Lake of
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 on
Monday the wenyrst day Of February next for the dis
alleged within the aforementioned townships and frac-
tional townships, viz
North of e base line and of the principal meridian
Fractional townships thirteen and fourteen, north of Red
river of range eleven. 60
ton twelve half Except the southwest quarter
the southeast qnare Of section thirtee and fractional
section twenytour in fractional township fourteen OF
fractional townships sixteen and seventeen south of
"(iTappe" reservation, OF range thirteen.
Township sixteen OF range fourteen.
Township sixteen, of range fifteen
At the land office a OUACIIITA, commencing Mon
day. the day of February next for the dspo-
sal of the public lands which private claims al
legged, within the undei mentioned townships and fraction
al townships, viz;
North of the base line 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 twehiyour in township sixteen, OF range
thirteen.
Island numbered one hundred and three in the Mississp-
pi river in township seventeen, OF range fourteen
Island numbered nineyfve, in The Mississippi river, in
township twenty, of ranges thirteen and fourteen.
Lands Appropriated by law for the Of schools military
or 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 shah 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
third day of November ammo Domni Thousand eight
hundred and forty seven.
BY the President JAMES K. POLK
RICHARD M. YOU'VE,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.