The Arkansas banner., 1848-09-19
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By the President of the United
 States,

States. IN pursuance of law, I, JAMES K. POLK, Pre- \ sident of the United states Of America, do here by deciafe and make known, that public sales will he held al the undcrmentioned Land Offices. in the State of Afkansaa ut the periods hereinafter desis- mated, ts wit:
 A, the Land Office ai Fayetteville, commencing on Monday. the niaih day ol October next, for the disposal ot the public lands within the undermention- cd Townships and fractional Townships. viz: North o tte bass line and lrest ef the th principal
 merfdian. Fractional township twehiy -one, north of White river, ef range eighteen. Fractional township twehty-one, north of White river, of range nineteen.
 Township twenty, of range twenty Onc. Township twenty, of range twenty-five. Township eighteen. of rahge twenty y-seven. Townships twelve and thirteen, Of range twenty eight.
 Township twenty. of range twenty.Dine. Fractional township twebty-ohe, of range thlIty. Fractional township twenty -oue, of range thirty one.
 Townships nineteen and twenty, and fractional township twenty-one, of range thiity-iwo. Township twenty, and fractional township twen- ty-one, otrange thirty three.
 Fractional ownship tweaiy -onc, of range thirty fouf
 Al the land office at BatesviIIe, commencing on Monday the sixteenth day of October nex', for the disposal of the public lands situated within inc m aforementioned toa anships and fractional townships, to wit:
 North ot he base line, aud ,csst c hs Gh prine'Pai meridiaa. Township twenty y-one, o rang one. Township Six,- -et Fasse thsas.-------- Fractional low aships SIX and seven, east Of White river, ut range four.
 Fractional township twenty one. of ranges ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen. fourteen, and fifteen. Fractional township twenty one, north of White river, of ranges sixteen aud seventeen. Norgt q ht base li.s aHd east ofne f.fh PriaePal mefidtaA. Township ten, oI range one.
 Township sixteen, of Tange two. Township thirteen, of range three. Township twenty, of range four. Township eleven, Ol range five. Fractiona township twenty.two, of rangs six. Al the Land office at Little Rock, eomtae ncing on Monday the twenty third day of October neXi, for the disposal Of the public lands situated it the aforementioned townships and fractional town ships, viz
 SoaA oftie base Rae aud nesi oftLe ftih principal
 mcridiaH. Fractional sections twenty five and thirty six, in township eight south of Arkansas river, of range four.
 Township seven, of range eight. Township ten, of rarge ten. Townships eight and nine, of range eleven.
  Township seven, of range thirteen. At the land office at Helena, commencing on Monday, the ninth day of October next for the dis pcsai of tine public lands wiihnthe aforementioned townships and Fractional townships, viz: Nortb cf he base line, and cast o Lhs h principal
 meEiftdn. Sections thirteen, twenty three. twenty four and twenty five, east of the St Francis liver in town ship three, of range four.
 Township ten, of range five. Township ten, of range six. Township sixteen, and section one in township venteen, and fractional township twenty-five, of range seven. fractional township eighteen and township twenty onr oI range eight.
 Fractional township eighteen, of range nine. Souh ofthe base iiae and tresi cf he fh principal
 meridian.
 An island ia the Mississippi river, iu sections thirty aud thirty township thirteen, and sections four five and eight, township fourteen. South cf the base line and east q e hfh principal Township four, range two.
 At the land office at Johnson Court House com mencirg Monday the sixteenth day of October next, for the disposal of the aforementioned town ships viz:
 North ofte base line. and ,eeH cf he Gfh principe
 mej1didH. Township three, of range twenty-one. Township six, of range tweniy-nine At the land office at Washington, commencing on Monday, the ninth day of October next for the dis posal of inc public lands within he undermention. ed townships. viz: Soats ef he base line, and pef ofihe fhh principal
 meridian. Township four, of range twenty. six. Townships three and four, of range twenty seven.
 Lands appropriated by law for the use of schools, military or other purposes, will be excluded from the sales. The of; ring Of the above mentioned lands will be commenced on the days appointed, and proceed in the order in which they are advertised with all con- veniett dispatch. until the whole shall have been offered and the sales thus closed. But no sales shall keep open longer than two weeks. and no private entry of the lands will be admitted uutil afier inc expiration Of the two weeks. Given under my hand at the City of Washington. ihis third day of July, Anno Doinini one thousand eight hundred and forty eight. By the President:
 JAMES K. POLK. RICHARD N. You've,
 C1Aaanissionsr cf he General Laad OEiec.