The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-03-21
BY the President Of the United States.

IN pursuance of law l. James K Polk, President of tn,
known that public sales will be held at the aforementioned
land offices in the State OF Indiana at the periods herein
after designated, for the sale of the following described land
situated in the late Miami cessons, in said State to wits
AT the land office of INDIANAPOLIS, commencing or
Monday the sixth day OF next for the dispose
and fractional townships, to wit:
North of the base line and east Of the second principal me
dian.
Fractional townships wenty-one twenty two and
y-three in the former Great Miami Reserve, OF range
Fractional township twentyonc, and townships twenty
two and twentythree, in the former Great Miami Re
serve," of ranges TWO, three FOUR five, and six.
Fractional townships twenty-five and twentyhree in the
Fractional township twenty three in the former
"two miles square the Salamanie river" of ranges
thirteen and fourteen
At the land office at FORT WAYNE, commencing or
po.al Of the public lands within the aforementioned
ships and fractional townships, towit
North Of the base "e and sa. Of the second principal "'er
Townships twenty. twenty-five and tweny,si1 And
ami Reserve" OF ranges five and six.
Fractional townships tweny-iour, twenty-five, twenty
serve" and fractional townships thirty three and thirty
four in the former at "Flat Bely's Village, Of
Fractional townships twenyseven and twentyeight in
the former reserve OF six miles square at the forks OF the
Wabash river, and fractional townships thirty and
thirtyour in the former reserve at Fat Belys Village,
of range eight.
I
the former of sx miles square the forks of the
Wabash rver and fractional township thirty in the
Fractional township wentyseven, in the
at "Fat Rock fractional townships twenty eight twenty
Aboite river" and the "Racoon Village, and fractional
township thrtyone, in the former reserve at Seeks Vii
Fractional townships tweny-seven, twenyeight twenty
nine, and thirty, in the former at Flat Rock
the mouth Of me Aooite river and the haccoon VII
Fractional townships twentyeight and twentynne, in
range twelve.
poa Of the public lands within the aforementioned town
ships and fractional townships, to wit;
North Of the base line. and east Of the second principal
meridian.
fractional townships twenyfour, twenty-five, and TWEEN
tysix in the former "Great Miami Reserve of range
fractional township tweny-seven in the former 6 Great
Miami Reserve" Of ranges two and three
fractional townships and twenty EIGHT in the
former Great Miami Reserve and the "Reserve between
Eel and Wabash rivers" of range four.
Fractional townships twenty and twenty eight, in
the former 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
river with those OF Lake Erie" by the approved I'd
ected and approved under the of 10Th August 1872 in
lieu of the portions OF said alternate sections covered by
dvidaa Indian reserves under the ueates VIII be excluded
from the sales
The lands will be sold for less price than dol
lars per acre. provided by the first section OF the act
titled An act to grant the right of presumption to actual
settlers the land acquired by treaty from the Miami In
dans, in Indiana" approved the Sd OF August, 1886
And 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 sale shall be kept open longer than two weeks and
no 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
twenty day Of Moy Domni thousand eight
hundred and forty-seven. JAMES X. POLK.
BY the President;
RICHARD M. YoUNa,