The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-12-23
by the President of the United states.

TN pursuance of law, !. JAMES X POLK President Of
the United States Of America, do hereby declare and
mentioned land offices, in the STATE OF LOUISIANA,
at the periods hereinafter mentioned, to wits
At the land office a OPELOUSAS commencing
Monday the fourteenth day Of February next for the dis
posa OF the public lands which no private claims
alleged, within the aforementioned townships and irac-
onal townships, viz
South of the base line aud east Of the principal meridian
Townships five and thirteen of range four.
Township twelve and sections two three four five six,
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, OF range six.
Townships ten, eleven, and twelve, OF range seven
Fractional townships ten, eleven, twelve, and hirteen
Township fourteen FRANCE nine.
Fractional township thirteen south of the lake. and ac
tional townships fourteen and fifteen, of range ten
Fractional township fifteen, south of Grand Lake, Of
fractional township ifteen 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 twenfrst day Of February next for the dis
alleged within the aforementioned townships and frac
tional townships, viz;
North of The base line and ,cest 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
ton twelve the halt Except the southwest quarter OF
the southeast quare) of section thirteen and fractional
section twenty-iour, in fractional township fourteen OF
range twelve.
fractional townships sixteen and seventeen south of the
"Gappe'' reservation, OF range thirteen.
Township sixteen, OF range fourteen.
Township sixteen of range fifteen.
At the land office al OUACHITA, commencing on Mon
day, the day of February next for the dispo
sal of the public lands which ''prvate claims al
legged, within the under mentioned townships and fraction
al townships, Wis
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.
Sections one two three, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen,
fourteen, and twentyfou in township sixteen, OF range
thirteen
Island numbered one hundred and three, in the Mssssip
pi river, in township seventeen of range fourteen.
Island numbered ninetyfve 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 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 open longer than weeks and
private entry ofany of the lands will be admitted until
after the piration of the weeks.
Given under my hand at the city of Washington, this
third day of November, Domini thousand eight
hundred and forty.
BY the President: JAMES X. POLK. j.
RICHARD NJ YOUNG,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office