The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-02-23
BY the President. of the United States.

IN pursuance OF law, JAMES X POLK, Presidents
the United states Of America 40 hereby declare and
mentioned land Offices, in the STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Hat the periods hereinafter mentioned, wit;
AT the land office OPELOUSAS, commencing on
Monday the fourteenth day OF February next for the dis
aposa OF the public lands to which private claims
Nalleged within the aforementioned townships and
.ional 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 eleven, seventeen eighteen nine
Teen, twenty four, twenty five, thirty, thirty one, and thirty
i six, in township thirteen, of range five.
Fractional township eleven, OF range six.
Townships ten, eleven, and twelve OF range seven
Fractional townships ten, eleven, twelve, and thirteen,
4of range eight.
! Township fourteen of range nine.
Fractional township thirteen south of the lake. and
dtional townships fourteen and itteen Of range ten.
Fractional township fifteen, south of Grand Lake, of
Fvc,ional township fifteen, south of Grand Lake, of
I range twelve.
South of the base line and the principal meridian
Fractional township Eileen, Of range inc
AT the land office NATCHiTOCHES, commencing on
Monday the twenrst day OF February next for the dis
Baleged within the aforementioned townships and trac-
dtional townships, VIZ:
North of The base line and ,ce Of the principal meridian
Fractional townships thirteen and fourteen, north of Red
Yriver of range eleven,
Section one the north half and southeast quarter of
on twelve the half Except the southwest quarter
he southeast quarter of section thirteen, and fractional
section twenty-tour, in fractional township fourteen, Of
Hrange twelve.
Fractional townships sixteen and seventeen south of the
X'Gappe" reservation, of range thirteen.
Township sixteen, OF range fourteen
Township sixteen, OF range fifteen.
At the land Office a, OUACIITA, commencing on Mon
day, the twcnyeghth day of February for the dspo
sal of the public lands which rrivate claims al
eged, within the under mentioned townships and fraction
u Al townships, viz:
North Of the base line and east Of the principal meridian
Fractional townships three and four, north of Red
of range five
Fractional township four, north of Red river of range
six.
Sections one two three, ten, ELEVEN twelve, thirteen,
fourteen, and twenylour in township sixteen, OF range
thirteen
Island numbered one hundred and three the Mississp-
Ipi river, in township seventeen of range fourteen
Island numbered ninetyve 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 da
appointed and proceed in the order in which they
1are 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 weeks and
mo private entry ofany of the lands will be admitted until
later the piraton of the weeks.
Given under my hand the city of Washington, this
third day of November, Domni thousand eight
hundred and forty.
BY the President: JAMES X. POLK.
RICHARD NJ You've,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.