The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-02-15

TN pursuance OF law, |, JAMES X POLK President Of
the United States OF America, do hereby declare and
mentioned ea land Offices, in tie STATE OF LOUISIANA,
at the periods hereinafter mentioned, to wit:
AT The land office at OPELOUSAS, commencing ON
Monday The fourteenth day OF February next for the dis
posa oil the public lands TO which no private claims are
alleged, within the aforementioned townships and irac-
| tonal townships, viz
South of the base line and east of the principal meridian.
Townships five and thirteen, of range four
Township twelve and sections three -four, ve six,
seven, eight nne ten eleven, seventeen eghteen nine
teen, twenyiour twenty five, thirty, thirty one, and thirty
six, IN township thirteen, OF range hve.
Townships ten. eleven, and twelve OF range seven
Fractional townships ten, eleven, twelve, and thirteen,
Of range eight.
Township fourteen, of range nine. ~i
Fractional township thirteen, south OF the lake, and ac-
tonal 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 line and of the principal meridian
Fractional township fifteen, of range nine
AT the land Office at NATCHITOCHES, commencing on
Monday the wenyrs day of February next for the dis
posa OF the public lands TO which no private Claims are
alleged, within the aforementioned townships and irae
tonal townships, viz;
North of the base line and of the principal meridian
Fractional townships thirteen and fourteen, north of Red
river, of range eleven.
Section one the north half southeast quarter of
ton twelve the east half Except the southwest quarter
the southeast qnarter Of section thirteen and fractional
section wentour, in fractional township fourteen, OF
fractional townships and seventeen, south of the
"Grappe' reservation, of range thirteen. t....
! Township sixteen, OF range fourteen
| Township sixteen, of range fifteen.
At the land office al OUACUITA, commencing on Mon.
day. the entyeighh day of February next for the dispo
sal of tile public lands which prvae claims" al
legged, within the under mentioned 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 4.- 4.l.4..
Sections one, two, three, eleven, twelve, thirteen
fourteen and twenty -four, in township sixteen, OF range
thirteen. .FHr ..
Island numbered one hundred and three in the Mississp-
p river in township seventeen, of range fourteen.
Island numbered nnety-ive, IN 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 hands will be commenced on the day
appointed, and proceed in the order in which they
are 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
private entry ofany Of the lands will be admitted until
after the expiration OF the two weeks ...--t
Given under my hand the city of Washington this
third day Of November, ammo Domn one thousand eight
hundred and forty
BY the President: JAMES r. POLK
RlcHARD M. YOUNG,
Commissioners Of the General Land Office.