The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-11-06
BY the President of the United States.

TN pursuancs OF law, l. JAMES X POLK, President OF
the United States OF America. do hereby declare and
land oo uD IN the s STATE OF IoUsSh
at the periods hereinafter mentioned, to wit:
AT the land office at OPELOUSAS, commencing on
Monday, the fourteenth day OF February next for the dis
posal OF the public lands which private claims are
alleged, within the aforementioned townships and frac-
uonal townships viz:
South of the base line and east Of the principal meridian.
Townships five and thirteen of range four.
Township twelve and sections three four five, six,
teen twenty FOUR twenty-five thirty. thirty one, and thirty
six, in township thirteen, OF range five.
Townships ten, eleven, and twelve, of range seven.
Fractional townships, ten, ELEVEN twelve and thirteen,
of range eight.
Township fourteen, of range nine
Fractional township thirteen, south of the lake, and ac
onal townships fourteen and fifteen, OF range ten
Fractional township fifteen, south of Grand Lake, of
fractional township fifteen, south of Grand Lake, OF
range twelve.
South of the base line aud tcest of the principal meridian
Fractional township fifteen, of range nine.
AT the land Office at NATCHITOCHES, commencing on
Monday the twenty day OF FEBRUARY next for the dis
alleged, within the aforementioned townships and frac-
tonal townships, viz ,s
North of The base line and ,oest of the principal meridian
Fractional townships thirteen and fourteen north of Red
river, OF range eleven
Section one the north half and southeast quarter of sec
twelve; the half Except the southwest quarter
the southeast quareD Of section thrteen and fractional
section twenylour, in fractional township fourteen, OF
Fractional townships sixteen and seventeen, south OF the
s'Cirappe" reservation, of range thirteen.
Township sixteen, OF range fourteen.
Township sixteen, of range fifteen
At the land Office at OUACII1TA, commencing on Mon
day. the wentyeighih day of February next for the dspo-
sal of the public lands which private cailns al
legged, within the under mentioned 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 t's4ittf7fa ~ itl4t ~ si-tt
Sections two, three ten, eleven, twelve thirteen,
fourteen and twenyiour, in township sixteen range
thi rteen. lftt '1.a. fititf~-
Island numbered hundred and three the Mississippi
pi river, in township seventeen, of range fourteen.
Island numbered ninety five, in the Mississippi river in
township twenty, OF ranges thirteen and fourteen
Lands appropriated by law for the schools military
or other purposes will be excluded from the sales.
The offering Of the lands will be the day
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 and
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 Washington this
third day of November, ammo Donini thousand eight
hundred and forty
BY the President, s.s ,tt JAMES X POLK
RICHARD M. YOUNG,
Commissioners of the General Land Office.