The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-09-10

TN pursuance ofiaw, !, JAMES n foLh, PRESIDENT of
nie o he, nublic sales will be held the UNDER
mentioned land Offices in the state Oh Lou al 'he Pc
rods he matter designated, to Wits
A, the land office at OPELOUSAS, commencing on
Monday the sixteenth day Of October next 10, ne disposal
of the public lands situated ,h W.n viz a''
North Of the base n< amd east Of the principal msidan
Township one Of range two
Township one of range three go
South of the base line AID east Of the Pr"pds m'aan
Townships twelve thirteen, and fourteen, o. range three
Township twelve, OF range four
Township ten, OF range nine
South of the base lme aud Of the principal sridias
Fractional sections eightsen and nneeen, west Of lake
Cacasa in township thirteen and I1e fractions OF sec
sections ihiyeven inclusive, in fractional
township fourteen. OF range nine :, u-.
Township ee the south half OF section one
the north twelve the south halves of fourteen and
fifteen, the north halves 81 weny,o1e twenty-five and
fve iryone to thry-six inclnsyeD sections
one wo twelve. thirteen, twenty iour, twenty-five twenty
SIX biry-two thy-three, thryfou and thrtyve and
lots numbered seventy inclusive in township
thirteen and sections six seven twelve thirteen fourteen
fifteen and seventeen, the fraction OF tweny-one ST.
Johns island and sections twenty-five, twenty three
lwenyfour and thirrysi1 in fractional town
half section four and sections ve SIX seven
eight eighteen, nineteen, and thirty in township twelve,
Township nine, sections six inclusive and sections
nine and ten, in township eleven; and sections twelve,
thirteen twenty three, twenyfour, and twenty
five in township twelve, OF range twelve.
fractional township en east Of the Sabine river and
four, twenty five, twen,ysx, and thrysx, In fractional
township eleven, of range thirteen
At the land Office OUACHITA, commencing on Mon,
ay the twenty-hd day of October for the disposal
Of the public situated within the following townships.
viz
North base ne and east of the principal meridian
Townships se:cnteen and eighteen. Of range ten
Townships seventeen, eghteeu and nineteen, of range
eleven
Lands appropriated by law for the use OF schools militia
~ purposes will be excluded from the sales
The offering OF the aforementioned lands VIII be COM
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 no sale shall be kept open longer tlsn two
weeks and private entry OF any OF the lands win be ad
mitted until after the expiration OF the two weeks
Given under my hand at the city OF washington, this
seventh day july Ammo Doni one thousand eight hun.
bred and forty eight
JAMES X. POLK.
RICHARD M. You've,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
Notice to Pre-cmPt1on Claimants.
Every person entitled the right of pre- empton
of lands within the townships and OF townships
above required to establish the same TO the
satisfaction of the register and receiver OF the proper land
Office and make payment therefor practicable
seeing this notice. and before the day appointed for
the commencement of the public sale Of the lands
bracing the claimed otherwise such claim will be Tor
leted RICHARD NJ. YOUNG,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
july l3-lawl2w