The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-03-04
Nv the prs.,dsnt Of the United states.

TN pursuance OF law l. James X Polk President Of the
United States of America, do hereby declare ard make
known that public sales will be held the aforementioned
land offices in the State of Indiana at the periods herein
after designated for the sale the following described lands
situated in the late Miami cessions in said State TO wits
AT 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 east Of the second '~ctpa! m'
Fractional townships tweny-one twenty-five and twon-
~ three in the former "Great Miami Reserve" of range
Fractional township wentyo and townships twenty
and twenty-thee, in the former Great Miami Re-
serve" of ranges two three, four, five, and six.
Fractional townships twenty Two and wentyhree in the
former Great Miami Reserve" OF range seven i.
Fractional township twenty In the former reserve 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 September next Tor the dis
posal OF the public lands within the aforementioned town.
ships and fract townships, to-wit:
North Of the base line and east Of the second principal er
Townships twentyour twenty five, and twenysix, and
fractional township wentyseven in the former Great MI
ami Reserve OF ranges ye nnd six twenty
six and twenty-seven in the former 'Great Miami Re
serve" and fractional townships hirty-thee and thirty
four in the former "Flat Belys Village OF
fractional townships twentyseven and twentyeight, in
the former of x miles square at the forks OF the
Wabash river and fractional townships thry-three and
thryfour in the former reserve at Flat Beys Village
Fractional townships tweny-seven and TIVE ,yeight, in
the former reserve of sx miles square the forks Of the
former reserve at Seeks village" Of range nine.
Fractional township twenty-seyen in the former reserve
nine and thirty in the former reserves at the the
Abote river, and the "Racoon Village" and fractional
Fractional townships seven overweight twenty
nine, and thirty, in the former at "Flat Hock
s'the mouth Of the Aboite rver, and the tRaccoon Vii
age," OF range eleven. +,
the former he mouth of the Abote river" OF
range twelve.
At the land office at WINAMAC, commencing on Mon
day. the day of September next for the dis
posa of the public lands within the aforementioned town.
North Of the base hmt ana east Of me scond p'i"epa'
Fractional townships tweny-to twenty-five ana TWEEN
y-six, in the former "Great Miami Reserve oil range
Townships tweny-four, twenty-five and twentysx, and
fractional township tweny-seven in the former Great
Miami Reserve of ranges two and three.
Townships twenyfour, twenty-five, and wenty-slx and
fractional townships twenty and twentyeigh in the
former Grea Miami and the "Reserve between
Eel and Wabash rivers" of range four.
Fractional townships twenty and twentyeight in
the former reserve 'between the Wabash and Eel rivers
Lands appropriated by law for the of schools militia
y other purposes and the alternate sections granted to
in opening canal to connect the waters of the Wabash
with those of Lake Erie, by the act approved I'd
March 1871 together with the tracts %hch nave Gee1 'o
lieu of the portions of said alternate sections covered by
dvdun Indian under the treaties Will be excluded
from the sales
The lands will be sold for less price than two dol
per acre. provided by the first section OF the act en-
titled An act grant the right of presumption to actual
settlers the land acquired by treaty from the Miami In
dians in Indiana approved on the Sd OF August $50
days appointed and proceed in the same order in which
they advertised with all convenient despatch unit, the
whole shall have been offered and the sales thus closed
But no 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 two weeks.
Given under my hand, the city of Washington, this
twenty fifth day Of May Domin one thousand eight
hundred and forty-seven. JAMES ~ fOLh
BY the President:
RICHARD M YOU'VE,
mis- sioner Of General