The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-12-30
BY the President OF the United States.

TN pursuance of law, l. JAMES X, POLK President OF
make known thai public sales will be held At The under
mentioned land Offices, in the STATE OF LOUISIANA,
at the periods hereinafter mentioned, to wits
At The land Office at OPELOUSAS, commencing on
Monday the fourteenth day Of February next for the dis
aiIeeed i,bn The Observation-Disclosures townships and fao.
tional townships, viz:
South the base line and of the principal meridian
Townships five and thirteen, of range four. q~
Township twelve, and sections two three, four, five six,
even eight nine, ten eleven seventeen, eghieen 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 en eleven, and twelve, OF range seven.
fractional townships, cn eleven, twelve, and thirteen,
of range eight
Township fourteen, of range nine
Fractional township thirteen south of the lake. and ac
tional townships fourteen and fifteen, of 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
Monday the twenty first day Of February next for the dis
posal of the public lands TO which no "prvae claims
alleged, within the aforementioned townships and frac-
tional townships, viz:
North of The base line and cest Of the principal meridian.
Fractional townships thirteen and fourteen, north of Red
river, of range eleven
Section one, the north half and southeast quarter of
ton twelve; the half Except the southwest quarter
the southeast qnarte OF section thrteen and fractional
section twenytour, 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 at OUACHITA commencing on Mon
day the day of February next for the dspo-
sal of the public lands which prvae 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 live.
Fractional township FOUR north of Red river, of range
six.
Sections two, three, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen,
fourteen, and twentyour, in township Sixteen OF range
thirteen.
Island numbered hundred and three in the Mississippi
pi river, in township seventeen, of range fourteen.
Island numbered ninety five, in the Mississippi river, in
township twenty, of ranges thirteen and fourteen.
Lands appropriated by law fore of schools military
other purposes, viii be excluded from the sales
The offering of the lands will be oInmenced 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 weeks and
private Of any of the lands will be admitted until
after the expiration OF the two weeks. altgE aa.
Given under my hand the city of Washington, this
hundred and forty
BY the President, JAMES X. POLK.
RICHARD nj. YOUNG,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.