The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-12-16
BY the pres,dent OF the United states.


TN pursuance OF law l. JAMES X. POLK, President Of
l. the United States of America, do hereby declare and
nnow and ha oes IN s s 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
posal othe public lands which no private claims are
alleged within the aforementioned townships and irac-
tional 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 hve SIX,
seven eight, nne eleven seventeen, eighteen, nine
six, In township thirteen, FRANCE five.
Fractional township eleven, OF range six.
Townships en eleven, and twelve, OF range seven:
Fractional townships, en eleven, twelve, and thirteen,
Township fourteen, of range nine.
Fractional township thirteen south OF the lake. and ac
Fractional township fifteen, south OF Grand Lake, OF
range eleven.
Fractional township nfteen soutn Oh Irahu Lake, Oh
range twelve.
South of the base line and of the rncpal meridian
Fractional township fiteen of range nine
At the land office at NATCHITOCHES, commencing on
Monday the twenty day of February next for the dis
posal Of the public lands to which no private claims are
alleged within the aforementioned townships and frac-
tional townships, viz
North of The base line and cst Of the principal meridian
Fractional townships thirteen and fourteen, north of Red
section one the half and southeast quarter Of
ton telve the half Except the southwest quarter OF
the southeast quaer) of section thirteen, and fractional
section twentyfour in fractional township fourteen, OF
range twelve.
"Grappe" reservation, of range thirteen.
Township sixteen, oil range fourteen
Township sixteen, of range fifteen.
At the land office a, OUACHITA, commencing Mon
day. day of February next for the dispo
sal of the public lands which private claims al
legged, within the aforementioned 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 fve
Fractional township FOUR north OF Red river of range
six.
Sections one two three, ten eleven, twelve, thirteen
fourteen, and twenty -four, in township sixteen OF range
thirteen.
Island numberedon hundred and three in the Misssip
pi river in township seventeen, of range fourteen.
Island numbered nine tyve, 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 on the days
appointed, and proceed in the order in which they
are advertised with all convenient despatch, until tho
whole shall have been offered and the sales thus closed
But no sale shall be kept open longer than weeks
no private entry any of the lands will be admitted
after the expiration of the TWO weeks.
third day Of November, Domini one thousand egh
hundred and forty seven.
BY the President: JAMES X. POLK.
RICHARD M. YOUNG, 81
Commissioner Of the General Land Office