The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-01-28

TN pursuance OF law, |, JAMES X. POLK, President OF
the United States Of America, do hereby declare and
nna oee oi IN the STATE OF LOUISIANA
at the periods hereinafter mentioned, to witt
At the land office at OPELOUSAS, commencing on
Monday the fourteenth day Of February next, for the dis
posal public lands to which "private claims are
alleged within the aforementioned townships ana ifac-
tional townships, viz;
South of the base line and east Of the principal meridian
Townships five and thirteen, of range four
Township twelve, and sections two three four i've SIX,
seven eight. nine, 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 en eleven, and twelve, OF range seven
Fractional townships, en eleven, twelve, and thirteen,
of range eight
Fractional township thirteen south Of the Lake. and ac-
tiona townships fourteen and fifteen, Of range ten
Fractional township fifteen, south OF Grand Lake. oil
Fractional township fftcen south of Grand Lake, of
range twelve.
South of the base ine aud of the principal eidian
Fractional township ffteen of range nine.
AT the land office at NATCHITOCHES, commencing on
Monday the wenyrst day OF February next for the dis
alleged, within the aforementioned townships and frac-
tional townships, viz
North Of The base line aud ,rest Of the principal meridian
Fractional townships thirteen and fourteen, north Of Red
river of range eleven.
Section one the north half and southeast quarter OF
ton twelve the half Except the southwest quarter OF
the southeast quarer) OF section thirteen and fractional
section ,wcntyfou in fractional township fourteen, OF
Fractional townships and seventeen south of the
"Grappe'' reservation, of range thirteen.
Township sixteen, OF range fourteen.
Township sixteen, OF range fifteen
At the land Office al OUACHTTA, commencing OH Mon-
sal Of the public lands which private claims al
legged, within the aforementioned townships and fraction
al townships, viz:
Norh of the base line AID of tie principal meridian
Fractional townships three and four north of Red river
OF range fve
Fractional township four, north OF Red river of range
six.
Sections one, two, three, en eleven, twelve, thirteen
ourreen and twenty -four, in township sixteen OF range
thirteen.
Island numbe red hundred and three the Missssp
pi river in township seventeen, OF range fourteen.
Island numbered nnetyfve, in the Mississippi river in
township twenty, Of ranges thirteen and fourteen.
Lands appropriated by law for the 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 des patch, until the
But sale shall be kept open longer than weeks and
no 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
hundred and forty. seven.
BY the President: JAMES X POLK
RICHARD NJ YOU'VE,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
Notice o pre-enapti Iaimants.
lands within the limits of the townships and fractional
townships above enumerated is required establish the
the satisfaction of the register and receiver OF the
proper land office, and make payment therefor
practicable after seeing this notice. and before the day
pointed for the of the public sale Of the
lands, embracing the tract claimed otherwise such claim
will be forfeited RICHARD NJ. YOUNG,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.