The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-02-16

TN pursuance OF law, l. JAMES X. POLK, President OF
me untea I'aes 81 angca DO b hd % d heu
mentioned land Offices in the STATE, OF LOUISIANA,
a the periods hereinafter mentioned to wit;
At The land Office at OPELOUSAS, commencing
Monday, the fourteenth day OF February next Tor Inc dis
posal OF the public lands which no private claims are
alleged within the aforementioned townships and frac
tional townships, viz;
South of the base line and of the principal meridian
Townships five and thirteen, of range four.
Township twelve, and sections wo three four five, SIX
seven eight, nne ten, eleven seventeen, eighteen nine
six in township thirleen of range five g.
Fractional township eleven OF range SIX
Townships ten, eleven, and twelve, OF range seven:
Fractional townships, ten, eeven twelve and thirteen
of range eight
Fractional TOWNSHIP thirteen, south of the lake. and fac
tional 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 the base ne and cest of the principal meridian
Fractional township fifteen, of range nine.
At the land office at NATCHlTOCHES, commencing on
Monday the wentydst day OF February next, Tor the dis
alleged within the aforementioned townships and rae-
tional townships, viz
North of the base line and ,cest Of the principal meridian
Fractional townships thirteen and fourteen, north of Red
river, of range eleven.
twelve the half Except the southwest quarter OF
the southeast 9uare Of section thirteen and fractional
section twentyfou in fractional township fourteen, OF
Fractional townships sixteen and seventeen, south of the
'Grappe" reservation, of range thirteen
Township sixteen, OF range fourteen
Township sixteen, Of range fifteen.
A, the land Office al OUACHITA, commencing Mon
day. twenty eighth day of February next for the dspo
sal Of the public lands which private claims are al
legged within the under 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, en eleven, twelve, thirteen,
ourteen and twenty -four, in township sixteen, OF range
thirteen. 80
Island numbered hundred and three, in the Mississp
pi river in township seventeen, OF range fourteen
Island numbered in the Mississippi river, In
township twenty, of ranges thirteen and fourteen.
Lands appropriated by law for the useot schools, military
other purposes, will be excluded from the sales.
The Offering ofthe lands will be commenced the days
appointed, and Sroceed in the order in which they
are advertised, with all convenient DIES patch, until the
shall have been offered and the sales thus closed
shall be kept open longer than two weeks and
no private 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, Domin thousand eight
hundred and forty seven
BY the President: .a JAMES X. POLK
RICHARD M. YOUNG,
Commissioner the General Land Oflce.