The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-12-21
BY the President Of the United states.

TN pursuance OF law. l, JAMES X POLK, President OF
make known that public sales will 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 fourteenth day Of February next for the dis
alleged, within the aforementioned townships and irac
tional townships, viz;
South of the base line aud of the principal meridian
Townships five and thirteen, of range four.
Township twelve, and sections two three four, fve six,
seven eight nne ten, eeyen seventeen, eighteen nine
teen 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
Fractional townships, en eleven, twelve, and Thirteen,
of range eight
Fractional township thirteen, south of the lake, and rac
tiona townships fourteen and fifteen, of range ten
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 NATCHlTOCHES, commencing on
Monday the twenty first day OF February next for the dis
posa OF the public lands which "private cims
alleged, within the aforementioned townships and ac
tiona townships, viz:
North of the baseiine aud of the principal meridian
Fractional townships thirteen and fourteen north of Red
river, of range eleven.
ton twelve; the half Except the southwest quarter
the southeast quarte Of section thirteen, and fractional
section twentyour, in fractional township fourteen, OF
fractional townships sixteen and seventeen south of the
"Grappe" reservation, of range thirteen.
Township sixteen, OF range fourteen
Township sixteen, of range fifteen.
At the land office OUACHITA, commencing on Mon
day. the twenyeghh day of February next for the dspo
sal Of the public lands which no private 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 five.
Fractional township four, north of Red river of range
six.
Sections one two, three, en eleven twelve, thirteen
ourteen and twentyou in township sixteen, OF range
thirteen.
Island numbered one hundred and three in the Missssp
pi river in township seventeen, of range fourteen
Island numbered niney-ve, in the Mississippi river in
township twenty, of ranges thirteen and fourteen.
Lands appropriated by law for the schools military
other purposes, will be excluded from the sales.
The offering of the lands will be led 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 two weeks and
private entry of any of the lands will be admitted until
after the expiration 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.
RICHARD M. YOUNG,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.