Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1843-09-15

In pursuance of law,I, JOHN TYLER, Presi
dent of the United States OF America, do hereby de-
clare and make known that public sales will be held
at the aforementioned Land Offices, in the Terrific
ry of Iowa. at the periods hereinafter designated viz
At the Land Office at DU BUQUE, commencing
on Monday, the sixteenth day of October next for
the disposal the public lands within the limits of
the aforementioned townships, viz:
North of the base line and East of the fifth princ-
p.s iIlci iaiiai1. @-= p !
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and eighty-three of range
one. -
Townships eighty one, eighty-two and eighty
Townships eighty-one eighty-two and eighty.
three of range three.
Township eighty-three, Of range five.
An Island in the Mississippi river, containing
thirty one $4,000 acres, forming parts of sections
thrty-four and thirty five, in township seventy
of range three.
North of the base line and West of the fifth princ-
pal meridian.
Townships eighty-two and eighty three of range
one.
Atthe Land Office at F AIRFIELD commencing
on Monday, the second day of October next, for the
disposal the public lands hereinafter desgnatedvz
North Of the base line and West the fifth princ.
pal meridian.
lOWISIlIE ScVenty-SlX OF range ming.
An island in the Mississippi river, forming parts
of sections seventeen, eighteen and nineteen, in
township sixty eight, Of range two, and parts of Sec
tons thirteen and twenty-four, of township sixty
eight, Of range three.
Two small islands in the Mississippi river, form
ing part dissection six, in township seventy of range
one and parts Of sections. and twelve, in town.
ship seventy Of range two.
An island in the Mississippi river, forming parts
of sections fifteen, sixteen, twenty .one and twenty
two, except that portion of the island within the
limits section sixteen fd two islands in the same
river, one of them forming a portion of sections
twenty-five, twenty-sx and twenty-se and the
other parts OF sections twenty two and twenty
al! IN township seventy four, of range two -
Three islands in the Mississippi river, forniay
parts OF sections twenty-one, twenty-t~o, twen.y-
seven, twenty-eight, twenty-nine and thrty-two in
township seventy.one of range one.
Huon Island and six small islands in the Missas.s
spp river, forming parts of sections three nine tex
fifteen, sixteen. stwenty-one. twenty-five, twentys.
three, twensysix. twentyscven and thirty -four, al
cep much of Huron Island es lies within the linz
its of section sixteen, in township seventy.two Of
range one.
An island in the Mississippi river, forming part
Of section three, in township seventytwo, Of range
one, and part of section thirty-four, in township
seventy-three, OF range one.
An island in the Mississippi river, forming parts
ofsections Twenty-Five twenty seven and thirty-bur
in townthip seventy thee, of range one.
Four islands in the Mississippi river, forming
parts of sections twenty eight to thirty-five, nclu
sive, in township seventy-seven, Of range one.
Lands appropriated by law, for the use of schools,
military or other purposes, will be excluded fromsale.
The sales will each be kept open for two weeks.
(unless the lands are sooner disposed of) and no
longer and private entries of land, in the town.
ships so offered, will be admitted, until after the ex
piration of the two weeks.
Given under my hand, at the City of Washing
ton, this eighth day of June, Ammo Domini lS43.
JOHN TYLER.
BY the President:
Tho. H BLAKE,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
NOTICE TO PRE-EMPTION CLAIMANTS
Every person entitled to the right of pre-emnion
to any lands within the limits of the townshinf %
bove enumerated is required to establish the sIne
to the satisfaction Of the Register and Receive ~
the proper Land Office, and make payment ther1hr
soon as practicable after seeing this noce. Ana
before the day appointed for the commencemepe 81
the public sale of the township embracing Tia 80
claimed, above designated; otherwise such r1a;n
will be forfeited.
THO. H!BLAKE.
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.