The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-01-10
BY the President OF the United States.

TN pursuance of law, l. JAMES X POLK. President of
the United States of America, do hereby declare and
make known that public sales will be held at the under
me ntioned land offices, in the STATE OF LOUISIANA,
at the periods hereinafter mentioned, to wit:
At the land office OPELOUSAS, commencing on
Monday the fourteenth day Of February next for the dis
posa Of the public lands to which private claims are
alleged, within the aforementioned townships ana irac-
tonal townships, viz:
South of the base line and east of the principal meridian
Townships five and thirteen, of range four -
seven, eight nine eleven, seventeen eighteen nine
six, in township thirteen, of range five.
Fractional township eleven, OF range six.
Fracona townships ten eleven, twelve, and thirteen,
Of range eight.
Fractional township thirteen, south of the lake, and ac-
onal 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 aud of the principal meridian
Fractional township fifteen, of range nine.
At the land office NATCHITOCHES, commencing on
Monday the day Of February next tor the ds
alleged, within the aforementioned townships and frac-
tonal townships viz;
North of he base line and es 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 quare of section thirteen and fractional
section twenty-ou in fractional township fourteen OF
fractional townships seventeen, south of the
Township sixteen OF range fourteen.
Township SIXTEEN of range fifteen
At the land office a OUACHITA, commencing Mon
day. the twenty day of February next for the dspo
sal of the public lands which prvate claims al
legged within the aforementioned townships and fraction
| al townships, Wis
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.
Sections one two three ten, eleven twelve thirteen,
fourteen, and wentyour, in township SIXTEEN OF range
thirteen.
pi river in township seventeen of range fourteen.
Island numbered ninety five, in the Mississippi river, in
| township twenty, of ranges thirteen and fourteen.
Lands appropriated by law for the of schools military
other purposes, will be excluded from the sales.
The offering the lands will be commenced the days
appointed and proceed in the order in which they
are advertised with all convenient despatch, until the
But sale shall be kept longer than two weeks, and
private entry 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, Donini thousand eight
hundred and forty.
BY the President: JAMES X. POLK.
RICHARD M YOUNG,
Commissioner of the General Land Office
Notice to pre-en PtiOn laimnnts.
Every person entitled the right of presumption any
lands within the limits of the townships and fractional
townships above enumerated required to establish the
the satisfaction OF the register and receiver OF the
proper land office and make payment therefor soon
practicable after seeing this notice, and before the day APP
pointed for the commencement of the public sale Of the
lands embracing the claimed otherwise such claim
will be forfeited RICHARD M. YOUNG,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.