The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-08-17
NV m. President OF the United states.

TN pursuance of law l. James X Polk President Of the
United States of America 10 hereby declare and make
land Offices in the State OF Indiana, the periods herein
after designated for the sale Of the following decrbedands
situated IN the late Miami cessons, in said State wits
Al 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 line and of the second principal er
dian.
Fractional townships tweny-one twenty-five and TWEEN
ty-hree, in the former Great Miami Reserve, OF range
Fractional township twenty-one, and townships twenty
and twenty three, in the former Great Miami ne
serve" of ranges two, three, four, five, and six.
Fractional townships twentywo and twenty three in the
former 'Great Miami Reserve" OF range seven
Fractional township twenty three in the former OF
two miles square the Salamane river" of ranges
thirteen and fourteen.
AT the land Office at FORT WAYNE, commencing on
Monday the twentieth day Of sep'm5er next Tor 1ne as
Ships and fractional townships, to-wt;
North Of the base line and Of the second principal "er'
Townships twentyfour, twenty-five and twentysx, ana
fractional township twentyseven, in the former Grea MI
ami Reserve" OF ranges five and six
Fractional townships wentyour, twenty five, twenty
six, and twenty seven, in the former Great Miami he
four in the former ''Fat Bellys Village, OF
fractional townships twenty-seven and weight in
the former reserve OF ix miles square at the forks OF the
Wabash river" and fractional townships thirty three ahn
hirtyour, in the former at "Flat Belys Village
of range eight.
Fractional townships twenty-seven and twentyeight IN
the of ix miles square at the forks Of me
Wabash river, and fractional township thry-one, in the
former reserve at ''Seek's village" Of range nine
Fractional township twentyseven in the former reserve
''Fat Rock >; fractional townships tweny-eght twenty
nine and thirty in the former reserves at the o. nG
township thrtyone, in the former reserve AT seek VIZ
lage," of range ten.
Fractional townships wentyseven, wentyeight twenty
nine and thirty, the former reserves at "tat Rock,
he mouth Of the Aboite river" aud the "Raccoon VII
Fractional townships wentyeight and twentynine, in
the former 'te mouth OF the Aboite river, Oh
range twelve.
At the land Office at WINAMAC, commencing Mon
day The twenyeventh day OF September next Tor the dis
posf public lands within the aforementioned town
ships and fractional townships, to wit;
North ofthe base line, and Of the second principal
meridian.
Fractional townships wentyfour, twenty-five, and TWEEN
y-six, in the former Great Miami Reserve" of range
Townships twentyour twenty-five, and tweny-six and
fractional township wenty-seven, in the former " Great
Miami Reserve, OF ranges two and three.
Townships twentyour, twentyive and twenty-sx, and
fractional townships tWen-seyen and twentyeight IN the
former reat Miami Reserve. and the Reserve between
Eel and Wabash rivers" of range four.
Fractional townships twenty and tweny,egh ia
the former reserve between the Wabash and Eel rivers
of range five.
Lands appropriated by law for the use of schools militia
ry other purposes and the alternate sections granted TO
the State of Indiana or the purpose of aiding said Stale
in opening canal to connect the waters OF the Wabash
March, 1927 together with the tracts which have
eced and approved under the act of 10Th August 1872 in
lien of the portions Of said alternate sections covered by
dvidual Indian reserves under the treaties viii be excluded
from the sales
The lands will be sold for less price than dol
lars per acre. provided by the first section of the
titled san act to grant the right of prescription actual
settlers the land acquired by treaty from the Miami In
dams, in Indiana, approved the Sd of August 1916.
And the offering of the 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 two weeks and
private entry of any of the lands will be admitted until
after the expiration of The weeks.
riV
fifth day of Nay Domni thousand eight
hundred and ortyseven. JAMES X. POLK.
by the President.
RICHARD NJ YOUNG,
Commissioner of The General Land Office