Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-01-07
BY TIE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES

TN pursuance OF law, /, JAMES X. POLK,
l. President of the United States OF America, do
hereby declare and make KNOWN that public sales
will be held al the aforementioned Land Offices in
the State of Missouri, at the periods hereinafter
designated, 10 wit:
mencing on Monday the seventeenth day Of ia
nuary next, for The disposal of the public lands
within the aforementioned townships and part Of
a township viz:
North of Tie base line and ,vcst of the nm prneipa,
meridian
Townships twenty-five, twenly-six, twenty-se-
ven, and twenty-eisht, OF range sixteen.
Townships twenty-five, lwenly-six, and thirty
four, OF range seventeen.
Township twenty-four, OF range eighteen.
The fractions oil sections three and four, west
Of While R,rer, OF township twenty-five, and
townships twenty-ttree ami t"enty-iJuf, vi range
nineteen.
The fraction of township twenty-five cas-. Q.
White R,ver, and townships twenty three, twenty
FIVE and twenty six Of range twenty.
Townships twenty-five and twenty-five, OF
range twenty-one.
Township TWENTY-FIVE, OF rance twenty four.
Al the Land Office at CLINTON. commenc-
ing on Monday III. twenty. fourth day ui Janu-
AIRY next, for the'disposa CT The public lands with
in the aforementioned townships, viz:
North oftac base line ani ,ycst OF Tie 6h prne,pal
meridian.
Township thirty Eight, of range thirteen.
townships ,hiriy-6ve, thirty six and lhiry-se-
ven, OF range seventeen.
Al the Land Office at PLATTSB URIC, COM
menc;ng on Monday, The lhirty-irst day Of Janu-
aty next for the disposal of the public lands with
in he following townships and fractional town.
ships, viz:
North ofthc base line and wcsI Of the fM principal
meridian.
Fractional township sixty, and the east half OF
township sixty one, OF range thrty-nne.
Fractional township sky, and townships SIX
ty-five, and sixty-siX, OF range forty.
At the Land Office AT JACKSON, commenc-
ing on Monday, the seventeenth day OF January
nex;, for the disposal Of the public lands within
the following townships, and parts OF townships,
viz:
North Of the base line and east "t The nm princi-
pal meridian.
Township twenty OF range eight.
Sections one. Two, eleven, twelve, thirteen,
fourteen, ,wenty-lhree, twenty-tour, twenty-five,
twenly.six, lhirty-fve, and thiny-six, in town
ship iwenly-iour, and sections one, two, eleven,
twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, twenty-five,
twenty-three, twenty-four, twenty-five, twenty
six, the fraction OF section ,wenty.seven east OF
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in township twenty-five, OF range nine.
The east halves of sections three, ten, fifteen,
twenty-five, twenty-seven, and lhirty.tour, and
fractional section fourteen, all on the ives, bank
of Lake Nie-eomy, in township twenly.ihyee, aud
the east halves of sections three, ten, fifteen,
twenty-five, twenty-seven, and lhrty-tour, west
of said lake, in township twenty.iour, of range
len.
Township twenty-five, OF range eleven.
At the Land Office al PALMYRA, commence
ing on Monday, the twenty fourth day of January
next, for the disposal Of the public lands within
the aforementioned fractional township, 10 wit:
North ofthc base line and ICES. Of fti principal
meridian
Fractional township sixy-seven, (excepi The
We, halt OF the southwest quarter OF section lwen-
ty.lwo, the west half of the southeast quarter,
and the west half of the southwest quarter Of
section lwenty-nine, and The west half OF the
southeast quarter and the west half OF the north
west quarter OF section lhlfty-lwo) OF range ten.
Lands Appropriately la W for lheuse OF schools,
military or other purpose, will be excluded from
the sales.
The offering of the lands will b. commenced
on the days appointed, and proceed in the same
order in which they are advertised with all con-
venient dispatch, until the whole shall have
been offered, and the sales thus closed. Bur no
sale shall be kept open longer than two weeks,
and no private entry Of any of The lands will be
admitted until after The expiration OF the Two
weeks.
GIVEN under my hand al The city Of Wash
ing,on, this eleventh day OF October, Ammo Do
mini one thousand eight hundred and forly.seven.
BY the President:
JAMES X. POLK.
RICHARD M. YOUNG,
Commissioner of The General Land Office.
NOTICE TO PRE-EMPTIoN CLAIMANTS.
Every person entitled 10 the right OF pre-emp-
ton to any lands within the limits OF the town.
ships and paris of townships above enumerated
is required to establish the same to the salisfac-
ton Of the Register and Receiver of the proper
Land Office, and make payment therefor as soon
as profitable after seeing this notice, and before
the day appointed for the commencement Of the
public sale fthe lands embracing the tract claim.
ed, otherwise such claim will be forfeited.
RICHARD M. YOUNG,
Commissioner of the Genera. Land Office.
Oct. 2l-wl0w
NEGRO HIRING AND GENERAL
AGENCY.
TINE subscriber, at his old stand, Main street,
!. corner below The Banks, will attend to hiring
out Negroes, as usual; and also collecting Claims