The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-12-04

IN pursuance OF law. JAMES K POLK, President o!
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 at OPELOUSAS, commencing on
Monday the oureenth day Of February next for the dis
posa Of the public lands to which no private claims
alleged, within the aforementioned townships and frac
tiona townships, viz:
South Of the base line and east of the principal meridian
Townships five and thirteen, of range four.
Township twelve. and sections two. three four five, six
eight nne ten, eleven seventeen eighteen nine
twenty four twenty five thirty thirty one and thirty
six, in township thirteen OF range hve
Fractional township eleven, OF range six
Townshi ps ten eleven, and twelve, OF range seven.
Fractional townships, ten eleven, tweye and thirteen
Of range eight
Fractional township thirteen, south of the lake, and frac
tiona townships fourteen and fifteen, of range ten.
Fractional township fifteen, sou'lAoi Grand Lake, OF
fractional township fifteen, south of Grand Lake. of
range twelve.
South of the base line and es of the principal meridian
Fractional township fifteen, of range nine.
At the land Office NATCHlTOCHES, commencing on
Monday the gay q m nss aI the as
alleged, within the aforementioned townships and irac
tional townships, vizi
North of The base line and ,rest of the principal meridian
Fractional townships thirteen and fourteen north of Red
river, of range eleven
ton twelve; the half Except the southwest OF
the southeast quare OF section thirteen and fractional
section tweny-iour, in fractional township ionrteen o.
Fractional townships sixteen and seventeen south of the
Township sixteen OF range fourteen.
Township sixteen of range fifteen
AT the land office nj OUACIIITA, commencing on Mon
day, twentyeghh day of February next for the dspo-
sal Of the public lands which prvate claims al
legged, within the aforementioned townships and fraction
al townships, viz,
North Of the base line and of the principal meridian.
Fractional townships three and FOUR north of Red river
OF range Ave.
Fractional township four, north Of Red river, of range
six.
Sections one two three, ten, eleven, twelve thirteen,
fourteen, and twenty-ou in township sixteen, Of range
thirteen 4lt. J-
Island numbered hundred and three in the Mssissp
nj river, township seventeen, of range fourteen
Island numbered nineyfve in the Mississippi river, in
township twenty, of ranges thirteen and fourteen
Lands appropriately 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 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 ofany of the lands will be admitted until
after the ex pration of the two weeks
Given under my hand the city of Washington, this
third day of November Domni thousand eight
hundred and forty.
By the Presidents JAMES X. POLK.
RICHARD M. You're,
Commissioner OF the General Land Office.