The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-03-25


pursuance of law, !, James Polk, President Of the
United States of America, do hereby declare ard make
land offices in the State of Indiana at the periods herein
after designated for the sale OF the following described lands
situated the late Miami cessions, in said State to wit;
At the land office of INDIANAPOLIS, commencing on
Monday sixth day of September for the disposal
of the public within the aforementioned townships
and fractional townships to witt
North Of the base line, and east Of the second principal ''er
Fractional townships tweny-one Twenty-Five and
yhree, in the former Great Miami Reserve Oh range
fractional township wsntyens, and tewnshgs twenty
Fractional townships twenty and twentyhree in the
Fractional township in the former reserve of
Miles square the Salamane river" of ranges
thirteen and fourteen.
At the land office at FORT WAYNE, commencing on
posai OF the public lands thin the aforementioned
Ships and fractional townships, to-wit
North Of tho base line and east Of the second principal inert
Townships twenty-our, twenty five, and twenysix, and
fractional township wentyseven in the former reat Mi
ami Reserve" OF ranges five and Six
Fractional townships twenty FOUR twenty-five, twenty
six, and twenty in the former Great Miami ke
sere, and fractional townships hirtythee and thirty
four in the former reserve at Flat Belys Village of
Fractional townships twentyseven and twenty eight in
Wabash river" and fractional townships thry-three and
thirtyou in the former reserve at Flat beys Village,
Fractional townships twenty and tive ,tyeight, in
the former of six miles at the forks Of the
o nDasn rese vs at s village Of range nine
FRACTIONAL township tweny-seyen in the former reserve
ane and ty in the ormer reserves at hs Of e
Aboe river" and the 'Racoon Village" and fractional
township thry-one, in the former reserve at Seeks Vii
Fractional townships twenty seven .wenty-eght twenty
nine, and thirty in the former at fia Rock,
''thc mouth Of the Aboe river, and the "Raccoon Viii
lage," of range eleven.
Fractional townships twenty-eght and tweny-nine, in
the former reserve at thc mouth of the Aboite rver
range twelve
At the land office at wINAMAC, commencing on Mon
day, the twenty day of September next for the dis
poal OF the public lands within the aforementioned town
lips and fractional townships, to wit;
North the base line, and Of the second principal
meridian.
Fractional townships twenty four twenty-five, and
y-six in the former Great Miami Reserve, OF range
Townships twenty FOUR twenty-five, and twenty-si1 and
fractional township wenty-seven, in tn, the former Great
Townships twenty-ou twenty-ve and tweny-slx and
sna s
Eel and Wabash rivers OF range four.
the former reserve 'between the Wabash and Eel rivers
OF range five.
H other purposes and the alternate sections granted to
the State of Indiana, "or the purpose of aiding said State
river with those of Lake Erie," by the approved I'd
March, 1927 together with the tracts which have been Sc
ected and approved under the act OF 18th August ioi2
lieu OF the portions covered by
dvdua 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
titled San act grant the right of presumption actual
the land acquired by treaty from the Miami In
dians Indiana approved on the Sd OF August 1886
md the offering Of the will be commenced on 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 shall be kept open longer than weeks and
no private entry any the lands will be admitted until
after the expiration OF the two weeks y
Given under my hand, the city OF Washington, this
twenty fifth day Of Mey ammo Domni one thousand eight
hundred and forty-seven. JAMES X. POLK.
BY the Presidents
RICHARD NJ YoUNa,