The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-11-22
BY the President OF the United states.

TN pursuance OF law, JAMES X. POLK, President Of
make known that 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
posal oil the public lands to which private claims
alleged, within the aforementioned townships and frac-
tional townships, viz
South of the base line and of the principal meridian
Townships five and thirteen of range four
Township twelve and sections two, three, four ve
seven eight nine, eleven, seventeen eighteen nine
teen twenty twenty 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 ten, 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 ifteen Of range
Fractional township fifteen, south of Grand Lake, of
fractional township fifteen, south of Grand Lake, of
range twelve.
South of the base line aud of the principal meridian
Fractional township fifteen, of range nine
At the land office at NATCHTTOCHES, commencing on
Monday the wenyst day of February next tor the dis
poal Of the public lands to which prvate claims
alleged within the aforementioned townships and frac-
tional townshipe, viz
North of The base line and of the principal meridian.
Fractional townships thirteen and fourteen, north of Red
Section one the north half and southeast quarter of
ton twelve the half Except the southwest quarter OF
the southeast quarer) of section thirteen and fractional
section twentytou in fractional township fourteen, OF
range twelve.
"Grapps' reservation, of range thirteen. -
Township sixteen, OF range fourteen
Township sixteen, Of range fifteen.
At the land office ai OUACHITA, commencing on Mon
day. day of February next for the dspo-
sal of the public lands which private claims al
legged, within the under mentioned 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 five
Fractional township four north of Red river of range
six.
Sections one two, three, en eleven, twelve, thirteen
fourteen, and twentyour in township sixteen, OF range
thirteen.
Island numbered one hundred and three in the Missssp
ri river in township seventeen, of range fourteen
Island numbered nney-fv 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 the days
appointed and proceed in the order in which they
are 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 entry Of any of the lands will be admitted ut
after the expiration of the two weeks.
Given under my hand 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. YOUNG,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.