The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-03-27
Jan 1~9-law12w
mo. 630.l
Nv the President Of the United States.

r JAMES BUCHANAN, President of the United
Il States Of America, In pursuance Of The provisions Of The atd
burg, late 81. Helena, land district, in the State Of Louisiana, andau,
thorixaig the rcsurvcy Of certain lands ia said district" approved
the pubic lands, do hereby declare and make known that a public
sale will be held at the land Office at GKKfssnrRa, IN the state Of
LOUISIANA, commencing on Monday, the second day Of Nay aer, for
the sale Of the unappropTated and vacant tracts OF public land SIT
uated within tie limits Of the following named townships and troc
tional townships, according to the approved pla,s resurveyed, to
wit:
somh Of te base line and uui dae principal meridian.
Townships i, 3, and 4 and fractional townships 8 and o., Of
townships / 2, and 8, and fractional township a, of range
Townships I and ., OF range g.
Fractional townships !, 2 and ., OF range 4
Fractional township /, OF range 8.
South Of the base line and east Of The principal meridian.
Townships 1 ., ga, 80, and Z of rangc1.
Townships 5, 0, and Y, of range2.
Townships s and !, Of range 3.
Fractional township s, of rangc6.
Township @, of range s.
Fractional townships 8 and ., Of range 8.
Townships a., 5, 0, and 2 and fractional township 8 Of range III
Township s, of range IL. N4 .
Fractional township s Of range IL.
Lands covered by confirmed private claims, appropriated By law s
for the use of schools, military, and other purposes, together WIN The
eswamp and overlooked, = granted to the state ny me acts 81 ~
grcss approved March 2, 1s40, and September rs, 1885, also, all
those tracts for which tho patents have been issued or applied for by
the day appointed for the commencement Of the sale, or which sna
not have been finally acted upon by that timc, under tho provisions
of the actof 10th August, 1912, hcrcinbefore mentioned, ~H@ 81
ma oirering Of the above mentioned lands viii be commenced on the
day appointed, and will proceed in the order in which they are ad,
c ysrsSed int up ,ha s nT w anall n na' be- na' Kept "'s open a@l longer 4 Than two week.,
and no private entry Of any of the lands will be admitted until alter
the expiration OF the two weeks. i,
Given under my hand, a, tho city OF Washington, this 1lh dayd
January, Ammo Domini one thousand eight huadrcd and nly nine.
JAMES BUCHANAN,
BY the President:
Tuos. A. HENpRIcKs,
Commissioner OF The General Land Office.
NOTICE TO rRE4EMpTIoN CLAIMANTS.
Every person entitled TO the right Of pre- cnphon TO any Of tho
lands within the townships and fractional townships above monuohcs,
il required TO establish the same 10 the satisfaction Of the register ahu
receiver Of the proper land office, aud MIKE payment therefor as soon
as practicable after Asisg his notice, and before the day appmn,@
for the commencement OF the public sale Of the lands embracing
The tract claimed otherwise such claim will be forfeited,
TIIO9. A. HENDRICKS,
Commissioner Of the General Land 0nhc,
NorE-Under the regulations Of tho department, as heretofore
and now visiting, no payment can be made for advertising prooamnhl
lions except to such publishers ms arc specially authorized TO publish
bv the Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
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