The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-09-18
BY the President OF the United States.

TN pursuance of law James Polk President of the
known that public sales will be held the undeneptoned
land offices in the State of ndiana at the periods herein
designated for the sale of the following described lands
situated in the late Miami cessions in said State, to w
At the land office of INDIANAPOLIS, commencing on
Monday the sixth day of September next for the disposal
Of the public lands within the aforementioned townships
and fractional townships, to wit;
North Of the base me and east Of the second principal
Fractional townships twentyone, twenty-five, and
tythree in the former 'Creat Miami Reserve of range
Fractional township tweny-one and townships twenty
two and tweny-three in the former ''Great Miami Re-
serve Of ranges two. three, four, five, and six.
former sGreat Miami Reserve. of range seven. " ''''
Fractional township twenty three in the former Of
thirteen and fourteen.
At the land Office ut FORT WAYNE, commencing on
posa OF the public lands within the aforementioned
ships and fractional Townships towit:
North Of the base line, and east Of the second principal er
dian.
Townships tweny-four, twenty-five, and wenty-six and
fractional township twenyseven, in the former Great Mi
ami Reserve" of ranges five and six.
six and twenty in the former Great Miami Re
serve, and fractional townships thirty three and thirty
four in the former "Fla Bey's Village" oil
fractional townships tweny,seven and twenty-eght, in
the former of six miles square at the forks OF the
Wabash river" and fractional townships thiriy-ree and
thirty -four, in the former at Fat Bellys Village
Of range eight.
Fractional townships twenty-seven and tweny-eght in
the former reserve Of Sx miles square the forks of The
former reserve AT s'Seek's village" of range nine.
Fractional township twent-seven in the former reserve
at Flat Rock " fractional townships twenty
nine and thirty in the former the Month Of the
Aboite river" and the .Racoon Village and fractional
township thrtyone, in the former reserve at Seeks Vii
age, Orange ten
Fractional townships wenyseven, twentyeight, twenty.
nine, and thirty, in the former reserves at TFat Rock
he mouth Of the Aboite river, and the "Raccoon Viii
Fractional townships twentyeight and twenty-nnc in
the former the mouth Of the Aboe river,
range twelve.
At the land office at WINAMAC, commencing on Mon
day, the day Of September next for the dis
posal of the public lands within the aforementioned town
ships and fractional townships, to wit;
North the base line, and cast Of the second principal
Fractional townships twenty four, twenty-five and TWEEN
y-six in the former "Great Miami Reserve" of range
Townships twenty four twenty-five, and tweny-six, and
fractional township wentyseven, ia the former Great
Miami Reserve, OF ranges two and three
Townships twenty -four, Twenty-Five and twenty-sx, and
fractional townships tweny-seyen and twentyeight in the
former Great Miami Reserve, and the Reserve between
Eel and Wabash rivers of range four.
Fractional townships wenty-seyen and tweny,eght in
the former between the Wabash and Eel rivers,
of range five.
Lands appropriated by law the of schools militia
y other purposes, and the alternate sections granted
the Stale of Indiana, or the purpose of aiding said State
in opening canal to connect the of the Wabash
river with those of Lake Erie by the act approved I'd
March, 1927 together with the tracts which have been
ected and approved under the act of 18th August 1872 in
lieu of the portions of said alternate sections covered by
divdua Indian under the treaties, will be excluded
from the sales
The lands will not be sold for less price than dol
per acre. provided by the first section of the
itled 'An act grant the right of presumption to actual
settlers the land acquired by treaty from the Miami In
dians in Indiana, approved the 3D. of August 1876
And the offering of the same will be commenced on 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
sale shall 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 at the city OF Washington, this
twent-ifh day of Nay, Domni thousand eight
hundred and forty-seven. JAMES X. POLK.
BY the President;
RICHARD M. YoUNG,