The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-02-28

IN pursuance OF law. l. JAMES K. POLK President Of
mentioned I land do 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 the public lands which private claims
alleged within the aforementioned townships and irac-
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, five SIX,
seven, eight nine ten, eleven seventeen eighteen nine
,auaa ys thirty one and thirty
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-
tiona townships fourteen and fifteen, of range ten.
Fractional township fifteen, south of Grand Lake, of
fractional township fAeen south of Grand Lake, of
range twelve.
South of the base line and of the principal meridian
Fractional township fifteen, of range nine
At the land Office at NATCHITOCHES, commencing on
Monday the day Of February next for the dis
alleged within the aforementioned townships and frac-
tiona townships, viz:
North of the base line and of the principal meridian
Fractional townships thirteen and fourteen, north of Red
river, of range eleven
one the north half and southeast quarter OF
ton twelve; the east half Except southwest quarter
the southeast qunrte of section thirteen, and fractional
section tweny-four, in fractional township ioureen OF
Fractional townships sixteen and seventeen, south Of the
'Cirappe" reservation, OF range thirteen.
Township sixteen, Of range fourteen
Township sixteen, OF range fifteen.
At the land office OUACHITA, commencing on Mon.
day. the twenty day of February for the dispo
sal of the public lands which "private claims" al
legged, within the ndelmentoned 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 ten, eleven twelve, thirteen
fourteen and twcnyfour in township sixteen, OF range
thirteen.
Island numbered one hundred and three in the Mississp
pi river, in township seventeen, of range fourteen
Island numbered ninety five in the Mississippi river in
township twenty, of ranges thirteen and fourteen.
Lands appropriated by law for ihe Of schools military
other purposes, will be excluded from the sales.
The offering of the lands will be commenced the days
appointed. and proceed in the same order in which they
advertised, with all convenient desp patch, 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 OF any Of the lands will be admitted until
after the expiration OF the two weeks
Given under my hand at the city of Washington, this
third day of November, Domni thousand eight
hundred and forty. seven
BY the President: JAMES X. POLK.
RICHARD NJ YoUNG
Commissioned Of tho General Land Office.