The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-02-01
By the President of the United States.
WILLARD EIILMORE Prsaidcnf of ID


L., United States of America, in pursuance of the
provisions of the act of Congress entitled aAn act
in relation to the lands sold in the Greensburg
(ate St. Helena) land district, in the State of Lou
lslana, and authorizing the resurvey of certain
lands in said district" approved August 49, 1912,
and OF the acts of Congress authorizing the sale Of
the public lands, do hereby declare and make
known that public sale will be held at the Land
Once at GREENSBURG, in the State of LOU
lS1ANA, commencing on Monday, the eleventh
day OF April next, for the sale of the unappropri
ated and vacant tracts of public lands situated
within the limits of the following named townships
and fractional townships, according to the APP
proved plats of resurvey, to wit:
South of the base le and ,cest of the principal mera-
dian.
Township two, of range one.
Fractional township three, of range three.
Fractional township two, of range FIVE
South Of the baseine and east of the principal n,er
dian.
Fractional township eight, of range one.
Townships one, two, three and four and frac-
tional township eight, of range two.
Townships one, two, three four and six, and
fractional township eight, of range three.
Townships one two, three and four, of range
four.
Townships one, two, three, four, FIVE, sir, and
seven, and fractional townships eight and nine, Of
range five.
Townships one, two, three, four, five, six, and
seven, of range six.
Townships one, two three, four, five, six, and
seven, of range seven.
Townships one, two, three, four, five, and
seven, OF range eight
Townships one, two, three, four, five, six, and
seven, of range nine. fl
Townships one, two, and three, of range ten.
Townships one, two, three, four, six, and seven,
and fractional township eight, Of range eleven.
Townships one, two, three, four, five, six, and
seven, and fractional township nine, of range
twelve.
Townships one, two, and three, fractional town
ship four, township five, and fractional township
mir of h5~raa
fractional townships one, three, four and six,
township eight, and fractional township nine, of
range fourteen.
Fractional townships seven, eight, and nine, of
range fifteen. 500.
Fractional township nine, of range sixteen. q
Lands which have been and shall be selected and
designated for the State, under the act entitled
can act to aid the State of Louisiana in draining
the swamp lands therein,'' approved March I'd,
lS49; and the act entitled San act to enable the
State of Arkansas, and other States to reclaim the
swamp lands within their limits,'' approved
September 18th, 1850. Also all those tracts for
which the patents have been issued or applied for
By the day appointed for the commencement of the
sale, or which shall not have been finally acted
upon by that time, under the provisions of the act
of 18th August, 1912, hereinbefore mentioned, to-
gether with lands appropriated by law for the
OF schools, military and other purposes, ,oiI be
ci,tded from the sale. t-9.sh
The offering of the above. m entoned lands will
be commenced on the day appointed and will pro
coed in the order in which they are advertised,
with all convenient despatch, until the whole shall
have been offered and the sale thus closed; but the
sale shall not 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 at the city of Washing
ton this fourth day of November, Ammo Domini
one thousand eight hundred and ffty-two.
WILLARD FILLMORE
By the President:
JOHN WILSON,
Commissions of he General Tar nd Offco