The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-02-04
Notice to Presumption Iaimants.
BY the President OF the United states.

TN pursuance OF law, l. JAMES X. POLK President OF
make known thar public sales viii be held at the under
mentioned land offices, in the STATE OF LOUISIANA,
at the periods hereinafter mentioned, 10 wits
At the land office at OPELOUSAS, commencing on
Monday the fourteenth day OF February next for the dis
posa OF the public lands which no private claims
alleged, within the aforementioned townships and irac
tiona townships, viz;
South of the base line aud east of the principal meridian
Townships five and thirteen, of range four.
Township twelve, and sections two three four, ve SIX
seven, eight, nne eleven, seventeen eghteen nine
teen twenty four twenty five, thirty thirtyone, and thirty
six, in township thirteen, oil range hye.
Fractional township eleven, OF range SIX
Townships ten eleven, and twelve, OF range seven
Fractional townships, ten, eleven, twelve, and thirteen,
Township fourteen, of range nine.
Fractional township thirteen south OF the lake, and rac
tonal 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 base line and eest of the principal meridian
Fractional township fifteen, of range nine.
AT the land Office at NATCHITOCHES, commencing on
Monday the twenty day OF February next for the dis
posa of the public lands 10 which no private claims are
alleged, within the aforementioned townships and trac-
tiona townships, viz
North of The base line aud 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 east half Except southwest quarter
the southeast quare of section thirteen and fractional
section twenytour, in fractional township fourteen OF
Fractional townships sixteen and seventeen, south OF the
Grape reservation, OF range thirteen
Township sixteen, OF range fourteen.
Township sixteen, of range fifteen
At the land Office at OUACEITA, commencing on Mon
day. the twenty day of February next for the dspo-
sal of the public lands which 'prvate claims al
eged within the aforementioned townships and fraction
al townships, viz;
North of the base line and 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, ten, eleven twelve thirteen,
fourteen, and twenyfour in township sixteen, OF range
thirteen.
Island numbered hundred and three the Mississp-
pi river, in township seventeen of range fourteen
Island numbered ninetyve 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
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 any OF the lands will be admitted until
after the expirat ton of the weeks.
Given under my hand at the city of Washington, this
third day of November, Donini thousand eight
hundred and forty seven.
BY the President: JAMES X. POLK.
RICHARD M. Yousa,
Commissioners of the General Land Office
Notice to pre-emp tlOa lnimnnts.
Every entitled the right of presumption to
lands within the limits of the townships and fractional
townships above enumerated is required establish the
same to satisfaction of the register and OF the
proper land office and make payment therefor as soon as
practicable after seeing ths notice. and before the day APP
for The m oft he O