The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-02-22
by the President OF the United States.

TN pursuance of law, /, JAMES K POLK, President OF
make known. ,at public sales will be held at the under
mentioned iand offices. in the STATE OF LOUISIANA,
at the periods hereinafter mentioned, 10 wit;
At The land Office OPELOUSAS, commencing on
Monday the fourteenth day OF February next for the dis
posal OF the public lands which 10 "prvae claims are
alleged within the aforementioned townships and frac
tonal townships, viz
South of the base line and cast Of tie principal meridian
Townships five and thirteen, of range four
Township twelve and sections two. three four, fve six,
even eight nine ten, eleven, seventeen eighteen nine
Teen, twenty four twenty five, thirty thirty one and thirty
six, in township thirteen, of range five.
Fractional township eleven, Of range six.
Townships ten, eleven, and twelve, oil range seven
Fractional townships ten, eleven, twelve, and thirteen n,
of range eight.
Fractional township thirteen, south of the lake, and frac.
tional townships fourteen and fifteen, of range
fractional township fifteen, south of Grand Lake, OF
range twelve.
South of the base line and of the principal neridan
Fractional township fifteen, of range nine.
AT the land office at NATCHITOCIES, commencing on
Monday the tweny-fr-t day of February next dis
posai OF the public lands which ''privatc claims,
alleged within the aforementioned townships and frac-
tional townships, viz:
North of The base line and ,oe of the principal meridian
Fractional townships thirteen and fourteen, north of Red
river, OF range eleven. .... ..s
ton twelve the half Except the southwest quarter
the southeast qnare) of section thirteen, and fractional
section iweny-tou in fractional township fourteen, OF
Fractional townships sixteen and seventeen south of the
Township sixteen, OF range fourteen
Township sixteen, OF range fifteen.
At the land office OUACHITA, commencing on Mon
day. the twenyeghth day OF February for the dispo
sal OF the public lands TO which private claims al
legged, within the under nenoned townships and fraction
al townships, viz:
North of the base line and east of the principal meidan
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 tWenyfou in township sixteen, OF
thirteen
Island numbered one hundred and three in the Mississp
pi nver, IN township seventeen, OF range fourteen
Island nnnbered DInv iyive IN the Mississippi river, in
township twenty ui ranges thirteen and fourteen.
Lands appropriated by law for the schools military
other purposes, will be excluded from the sales.
The offering Of the lands will be the da
appointed and proceed IN the same order in which they
advertised, with all convenient cspach, until
whole shall have been offered, and the sales thus closed
But sale shall be kept open longer dian weeks and
private any of The Lands will be admitted until
after the expiration OF the weeks
Given under my hand at the city of Washington, this
third day of November, ammo Domni thousand eight
hundred and fouy.seven
BY the President: JAMES X. POLK.
RICHARD M YoUNG,
Commissioner of the General Land Office