The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-01-08

the United States Of America, do hereby declare and
nd oo usi s A
at the periods hereinafter mentioned to wit:
At the land Office OPELOUSAS, commencing on
Monday the fourteenth day Of February next for the dis
posal OF the public lands which private claims
alleged within the aforementioned townships and frac
tiona townships. viz:
South of the base line and of the principal meridiam
Townships five and thirteen, of range four
Township twelve, and sections wo three TOUR hve SIX
teen twenty four twenty i've thirty thirty one and thirty
fractional township eeven Of range six
Townships tcn eleven, and twelve, OF range seven
Fractional townships, en eleven, twelve, and thirteen
Township fourteen, of range nine
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 the base line and Of the principal meridiaw
Fractional township ifteen of range nine.
AT the land Office at NATCHITOCHES commencing on
Monday, the tenyfrst day OF February next tor the dis
posal OF the public lands to which no pvae claims
alleged within the aforementioned townships and rac-
tional townships, viz;
North of The base line and s.t Of che Yriac,al sridian
Fractional townships thirteen and fourteen north of Red
Section one the north half and southeast quarter Of
the southeast quarer) of section thirteen and fractional
section twentyiour in fractional township fourteen, OF
Fractional townships sixteen and seventeen, south of the
Grape reservation, of range thirteen.
Township sixteen, OF range fourteen.
Township sixteen, of range fifteen
At the land Office a, OUACHITA, commencing Mon
sal Of the public lands which privaie claims
eged within the aforementioned townships and fraction
al townships viz:
North Of the base line and 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. e3
Sections one, two, three, en eleven, twelve, thirteen,
fourteen and twenyfour, in township sixteen, OF range
thirteen.
Island numbered hundred and three the Missssp-
pi river, in township seventeen, Of range fourteen
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 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 shall be kept open longer than weeks and
no private entry ofany 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 ammo Domin one thousand eight
| By the President; JAMES X. POLK.
RICHARD M. YOU'VE,
| Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
Notice to presumption laimants.
Every person entitled the right of presumption any
lands within the limits Of the townships and fractional
the satisfaction Of the register and receiver Of the
proper land office, and make payment therefor
practicable after seeing this notice and before the day APP
pointed for the Of the public sale OF the
will be forfeited RICHARD M. YOUNG,
| Commissioner of the General Land Office.