The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-02-14
BY the Pres,dent of o. Iu,t.d s,n,es.

TN pursuance OF law, l. JAMES X. POLK President OF
make known that public sales win be held at The under.
mentioned land offices, ia the STATE OF LOUISIANA,
at the periods hereinafter mentioned, 70 wit
At the land Office at OPELOUSAS commencing on
Monday the fourteenth day OF February next for the dis
posal Of the public lands to which no private claims are
alleged within the aforementioned townships and irac-
lional townships, viz
South of the base line aud of the principal mridan
Townships five and thirteen OF range four
Township twelve and sections two three four, five six,
eight nine, en eleven, seventeen eghtetn nine
teen twenty four twenty five, thirty, thirty one, and thirty
six, in township thirteen. OF range i've.
Fractional township eleven, OF range six
Townships ten, eleven, and twelve, OF range seven:
fractional townships ten, eleven, twelve, and thirteen,
Of range eight
Fractional township thirteen south OF the lake, and ac
tionnl townships fourteen and fifteen of range
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 meridian
Fractional township fifteen, of range nine
AT The land Office at NATCHITOCHES, commencing on
Monday the tweny-frst day OF February nex to. the dis
alleged, within the aforementioned townships aud trae-
tional township, viz;
North of The base line and we of the principal meridian
Fractional townships thirteen and fourteen, north OF Red
river, OF range eleven.
twelve the halt Except tie southwest quarter OF
the southeast quarter OF section thirteen, and fractional
section twentyiour in fractional township fourteen,
range Twelve.
Fractional townships sixteen and seventeen, south OF the
"Cappe" reservation, OF range thirteen.
Township siXtet OF range fourteen
Township sixteen, OF range fifteen.
A, the land office al OUACHITA, commencing on Mon.
day. the tweyeghih day of February next for the dspo-
sal of the public lands which no private claims al
legged, within the aforementioned townships and fraction
al townships, viz
North Of The base line and east of The principal meydian
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 tweniyou in township sixteen, OF range
thirteen.
Island numbered one hundred and three in the Mssissp
pi river, in township seventeen, OF ran2e fourteen
Isla md numbered ninety-ve the Mississippi river, in
township twenty. oil ranges thirteen and lourtecn
Lands appropriated by law forthe OF schools military
T o,ler purposes, win be excluded from the safes.
The offering of HE lands viii be commenced on the days
appointed aud 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 aud
private entry ofaDy of the lands will be admitted unt
after the expiration Of the two weeks.
Given under my hand at the city of Washington, This
third day of November, Domini thousand ngi
hundred and forty.sevcn
By rhe President, JAMES X. POLK
RICHARD NJ YOUNG,
Commissioner of the General Land Office