The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-11-17

ieited RICHARD M YOUNG,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
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
make known that public sales viii 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 na DAY Of no next I the d
alleged within the aforementioned townships and ac-
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 five, six,
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, en eleven, twelve, and thirteen
Township fourteen, of range nine
Fractional township thirteen south Of the lake. and rac
tionai townships fourteen and fifteen, oil range ten
fractional township fifteen, south OF Grand Lake, of
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 at NATCHITOCHES, commencing on
posal OF the public lands which "private claims
alleged, within the aforementioned townships and rac
North of The base line aud of the principal meridian
Fractional townships thirteen and fourteen, north of Red
river, of range eleven.
ton tweve the half Except the southwest quarter of
the southeast qarter thirteen and fractional
section twentyour, in fractional township fourteen OF
range twelve
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 al OUACHITA comm encing on Mon
day. the day of February next the dspo-
sal of the public lands which prvae clams are al
legged within the aforementioned townships and fraction.
al townships viz:
Nrih of the base line and of the principal meridian
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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
advertised, with all convenient despatch, until the
whole shall have been offered and the sales thus closed
But no sale shall be kept open longer than two weeks and
after the expiration OF the two weeks.
Given under my hand at the city OF Washington this
third day of November ammo Domin one thousand eight
hundred and forty seven.
BY the President; JAMES X. POLK.
RICHARD M fouNG, -
Commissioner OF the General Land Office.
Notice TO presumption i"i mants.
Every person entitled to the right of presumption to ay
lands within the limits of the townships and fractional
townships above enumerated required establish the
to the satisfaction Of the register and receiver Of the
proper land office, and make payment therefor
pointed the of the public sale of the
lands embracing the tract claimed o'L,erwise such claim
will be forfeited. RlCdAhD M. YOUNG,