The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-02-11
BY the Pres idcnt of the United States.

TN pursuance OF law, l, 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 wit:
AT the land Office OPELOUSAS commencing on
Monda the fourteenth 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.
tonal townships, viz
South of the base line aud of the principal meridian
Townships five and thirteen of range four
Township twelve and sections two, three. four, fve six,
eight nine, eleven, seventeen eighteen nine
teen twenyiour, 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 eleven, twelve, and thirteen,
OF range eight.
Fractional township thirteen, south Of the lake, and frac
tonal townships fourteen ana fifteen, of range ten.
Fractional township fifteen, south OF Grand Lake, oil
Fractional township fifteen, south of Grand Lake, OF
range twelve
South of The base line and of the principal ,nsdian
Fractional township fifteen, of range nine.
At the land office at NATCHITOClIES, commencing on
Monday, the twenty first day OF February next tor the dis
alleged, within the aforementioned townships and frac
tonal townships, viz;
North of The base line aud pst of the principal meridian
Fractional townships thirteen and fourteen north of Red
river, OF range eleven.
Section one north half and southeast quarter Of
ton twelve the east halt Except the southwest quarter Of
southeast quarter) of section thirteen, and fractional
section twentytour, in fractional township fourteen, OF
range twelve.
Fractional townships and seventeen south of the
Township sixteen, OF range fourteen.
Township sixteen, OF range tiieen.
At the land Office at OUACEiITA commencing Mon
day. wentyeighlh day of February for the dispo
sal of the public lands to which prvae claims al
legged within the aforementioned townships and fraction
al townships viz:
No,th 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, eleven, twelve, thirteen
township
thirteen.
Island numbered hundred and three in the Mssssip
pi river in township seventeen, OF range fourteen.
Island numbered nnety-ivc, in the Mississippi river in
township twenty, OF ranges thirteen and fourteen.
Lands Appropriated by law for the schools military
or other purposes will be excluded from the sales
The offering of the lands will be commenced the day
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 two weeks and
private entry ofany of the lands will be ndnsitted until
after the expiration of the two weeks. a.s
Given under my hand at the city OF Washington, this
third day of November, ammo Domin one thousand eight
hundred and forty
BY the President: JAMES X. POLK.
RICHARD NJ. YOUNG,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.