Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-03-27
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By the President of he United States.

Npursuance oflaw, I, FRANK LIN PIERCE, Pres.
ident OF the United States OF America, do hereby
aeciare and make known that pubrJ sale viii be
he'd at the land Office at AUGUSTA in the State OF
MISSISSIPPI commencing on Monday, the tvents frs
gay ~ Nay merit for the disposal or all that portion
OF me sections and parts OF eections Of land bearing
odd numbers within six miles on each side OF the
line OF the MOBILE AND OHIO RIVER RAILROAD, In the
states cf ALABAMA ami MISSES PPI, suhJet TO the
double minimum prcs of two dollars ana nity cents
per acre, pr, vded by the act OF 10th september,
1850, and excepted from graduation as 10 price oy
the act Of 4Ih August, 1884. wncn were slVerlsel
to bs of red for sale 10 proclamation No 492, bear
| ing date G3d May, 1858, but subsequently will
drawn until further notice for the proposed railroad
| from Brandon to Montgomery by public notice No.
AGA, bearing date leih August, 1858; aud the same
OF being subject to private entry at the date Of sd
Withdrawal, consequently not restored to mar
k.t By general notice No 522 dated 9Th septsa her
! 1884, situated in the aforementioned townships,
10 wit:
North of the base lane and east of tn: Choctdw nieri
dan
Township tour, OF range thifteen
Townships three, four, fee and sts, Of range four
Tevn:hirs three, four, FIVE, SIX aud sercn, Of
ra- AZ fftsen
Townships three, tour, us SIX, and ssvsn ,ofrangs
sixteen
Townships fee, sis, and ssUsr, of rang. seven
teen
Township sercn, OF racgs eighteen.
Notice Is also hereby gxen that all his lands sit
OUTSIDE OF TIE 1SSS anus each SHE
the above road Withdrawn and not sine, restored
to private entry above stated, which will be sub
ject 20 entry at one dollar and twenty five ce It's
per sc-e or o. TOT actual settlement and pre- emp
tom at the prices pres ribbed BY the graduation sc:
of 4th August, 1854 in the foil1xingnsmed dstrict
and townships IN the States of Miss ssippi ana Ala
bams, will be subject 10 entry and location ,nd
after Monday the nineteenth day of March next, t.
l wit:
In the district of lands subject to sale at AUGUSTA
North of the bds. line and east Of tn. Choctaw nr,
dan.
Townships three, fou-, fpe, elk and seven, ofrsr g
| twelve
Towns hips thr,e, four, FIVE, 'iS, and seu.n, 0
Townships three, four lre, sic, ard seven, of rsng
L fourteen
Township seren, ofrsnge fifteen
Township three, four. and foe, of range sixteen
Townships three, four, foe, siz, and seuen, 0
Il range seventeen
Townships three, fosV, fire, ak, and seven. {
| range eighteen.
In th4 district c; lands subject to sa,e a. DESoPC
LIS ALABAMA:
North Of q. baa, I'm and pest Of the principal NJ.
Town hips thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen en-
! s.Ten teen, "f rance TWO
townships thirteen, fourteen, f teen, siztsen an
| SereHissa, Of rage three
Townships thirteen, fourteen, .fftsss sirte,n Ell
/ seventeen, of range four
Townships tkirteer and fourteen, Of range Eve.
l The townships designated in r"msn e ters sr
wholly within the Limits of six and fifteen mills
l spect;velJ each side OF said II a3, ard these
| Itdijcs partly WI: hin ssid limits, desgnst=
on the diagrams which will be furnished to TIE r.
spectiye district oicars by the Commissioner Of to
l General Lag Gfiice.
Tie lands will be sc!d, subject 10 the rioht Of ,va
granted By the ect OF Goth September, 1850, TO II
states afoIeaad for said raiiTosd not exceeding
hundred fret each side thereof and therefore tn
particular tracts Of land which include the road vi
be ed as containing tia Quantities respective!
| shown By the Official plats.
che sections will be offered at the public sole
| tie crier in which th.y are advertised the sal
| viii bs sept open for q sufficient tim. to adyui
Offering ell the lands, but no: exceeding two EEK
and applications TO make privat. entries of the Land
offered at public saie under this proclamation ri
| not be received until after tue eicns Of the Il,
/ weeks.
ei-en under my hand, ct the city of Washington
: | this F4ven.h day Ct February, Ammo Daniui c.
| thousand eight huaireI and tfty-hye.
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
IL Py the President:
II Jous WILSON,
Commissioner General Land Off e