The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-02-26
BY the Prs.ldent of the United states.

TN pursuance OF law, l. JAMES X. POLK, President Of
make known that public sales win be held The under
mentioned land offices, in the 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
pSsal Of the public lands to which no private claims are
tonal townships, viz IN.
South of base line and of the principal nerdian
Townships five and thirteen, of range four.
Township twelve, and sections two three four five, SIX
seven, eight nine, en eleyen, seventeen eighteen nine
een four twenty five thirty thirty one and thirty
six, in township thirteen, of range five. a
Fractional township eleven, of range six.
Townships ten, eleven, and twelve, OF range seven.
Fractional townships, eleven, twelve, and thirteen
of range eight
Fractional township thirteen south of the lake, and frac
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 base line and ,cest of the principal meridian
Fractional township fifteen, of range nine.
At the land office at NATCHlTOCHES commencing on
Monday the wenyHrst day of February next for the dis
pos OF the public lands which no "prvae claims
alleged, within the aforementioned townships and ac
uonal townships, VIZ: #
North of e base line and of the principal meridian
Fractional townships thirteen and fourteen, north of Red
river, of range eleven. D
ton twelve the east half Except the southwest quarter OF
the southeast 1uarer OF section thirteen and fractional
Fractional townships sixteen and scveneen sout, of the
"Grappe" reservation, of range thirteen.
Township sixteen, OF range fourteen
Township sixteen, of range fifteen.
At the land office a, OUACHITA, commencing on Mon
day. the day of February next for the spo-
sal Of the public lands to which private caims al
eged within the under mentioned 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
Sections one two, three, ten, eleven twelve thirteen,
fourteen, and wentyou in township sixteen, OF range
thirteen.
Island numbered one hundred and three, in the Msss,ip
p river in township seventeen, of range fourteen.
Island numbered nineyfve 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 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 sale shall be kept longer than two weeks, and
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 Domni thousand eight
hundred and forty seven
BY the President JAMES X. POLK.
RICHARD M. YOUNG,
Commissioner of the General Land Office