The Washington union., 1857-10-03
No. 5S6.]
BY the Pre- sident of the United States.

IN pursuance of law, /, JAMES BUCHANAN,
President of the United States of America do hereby declare
land offices IN the State of Missouri at the periods hereinafter deg
the Office P1ArrBrRe commencing Monday the first
day Of March next for the disposal of the public lands within the
lowing named townships, viz:
North Of the line and uea Of the fth principal meridian
Fractional torps sxyseveD, ranges twenty forty.
three, inclusive.
MILAN commencing Monday the eighth day
March noxt for tho disposal Of the public lands within
ing named townships viz:
North Of the base line and oest Of h principal me,idian
Fractional townships sxyseven, ranges eighteen twenty.
three, inclusive
the land office PALMYRA commencing Monday
March next the disposal of the public lands within following
named townships, viz:
North Of The base line and ,OeSt Of the h principal
Fractional township sixty seven, Of range ten.
The islands the Mississippi river numbered and three
river nnc rac
tional township sixty four OF five.
The island the es Mones river in sections nine eleven
fifteen, Of fractional township sixty five, of range
At the land office at ST LOUIS commencing Monday the day
the disposal the public within tho follow
ing named townships viz
Nor Of line Of the ft principal msridian
Fractional township thirty eight of nine except portions
covered by private claims
office JACKSON commencing Monday eighth
March for the disposal Of the public lands
lowing named townships, viz:
Of line and Of the ffth principal meridian
Fractional township twenty and township range
Fractional township twenty one of range t,vo
Township twenty seven, Of range
Fractional township sixteen and township twenty eight range
nine
Township twenty nine, of range ten.
Fractional township sixteen, Of range thirteen.
Township twenty four, of range sixteen
North Of the base line and ,ce Of e zh principal meridian
Fractional townships twenty ranges eight inclusive
Fractional township twenty one, and townships twenty five and
twenty six of range nine.
At the SrEsaFsp commencing on Monday the A.
teenh March the disposal the within
the following named townships, viz:
North Of the base line and pest Of The fh principal meridian
Township thirty, of range trentynin
Townships thirty, thirty one tirtytwo, hyhr thirty
four, Of range thirty.
appropriated by law for the schools military and other
thereby cultivation any granted the State by the act
entitled enable the State
reclaim the swamp lands within their limits approved September
28 1850, will be excluded from the sales
lands
pointed proceed they are advertised
whole shall have been but
sale shall bo kept longer than
the lands will be admitted until
the weeks.
Given under my Washington this sixteenth dov
september Domin eight hundred and y
JAMES BUCHANAN.
BY the President
THos A, HENDRICKS
Commissioner Of General Land Office
NOTICE TO PRE- -ENPTIoN CLAIMANTS
Every entitled TO the right empton lands
within townships parts townships enumerated is re-
qured to establish the same to the satisfaction of the register
land Office
practicable after this notice. and
OF the public sale of the embracing the tract
claimed otherwise such claim viii be forfeited
TIOS A. HENDRICKS,
Commissioner of the General land Office.