Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser., 1845-07-05
q tie Presiaeat - the Unised


President of the United States Of America. a,
hereby declare and make known that publ,
sales will be held at the aforementioned LAM
offices in the Territory Of Iowa, at the period,
hereinafter designated. TO Wit:
AT the laid osice in DUBUQUE, commeuc
ing on MondGy the first day Of September next
for the disposal Of the public lands within Ia,
aforementioned townships, to wit: &
North Of the base line ard east Of tie Jsfik pri.
,s cipaI mesidian,
Townships eighty-fve and eighty-six o
range one;
Township. eishty-fodr and eishsy-dve, .
townships eighty-four, eighty-fve, ant
sighty-six. Of range three; ]
Townships eighty four and eighty-six, q
! Township, ,eignty-four and fractional town
ship eighty-fve, embracing two. island, in th,
MISSISSIPPI river, forming parts Of sections oni
Fractional township eighty, including part 81
an island in the Mississippi river, within tn,
limits Of sections seven and eighteen, of rang,
six; -.
fractional township eieht5-ons. includiu,a
"Swan island," and part ofss Big Beaver island
within the township, and townships eighty
three and eighty y-four, Of range six; -, :.
Fractional township eighty-one; including
the portion Of "Big Beaver island'' within, ii.
limits, Little Rock is and, and the south part
an is and forming parts Of sections FIVE and 81,
in the Mississippi river, of range seven;
Townships eighty-four to ejghty-seven NORTH
inclusive, OF range one west Of the fifth princi
pal meridian. .
Also, at the, sane place, commencing ot
Monday, the sixth day of. October next. for thu
disposal OF the public lands within the towr.
ships hereinafter designated, to wit: -,
North Of the base line and ,ce,t Of tie nm pin.
cipal me,idian.
Townships seventy-eight to eighty-seven
inclusive of range nine; 9.
Townships seventy-eight to e;ghty-eight, in
Townships seventy-eight to eighty six, inciu
sive, of range eleven;
Townships seventy-eight to eighty-one, in
elusive, of range twelve,
Township seventy-eight of ranges thirteen ant
fourteen.
At the land Office at FAIRFIELD, com
mencing on Monday, the fifteenth day Of Sep
tembcr next, for the disposal of the public land.
within the undernentioned townships, to wit:
North Of the base line and arest ofthe ffh prinei
pal merididS
Townships seventy-four to seventy seven, in
elusive, of range ten;
Townships seventy to seventy-seven, inclu
sive, of range eleven;
Fractional township sixty-seven, and town
SHIPS sixty Eight to seventy-seven, inclusive, o
range twelve.
Also, at the Same place, commencing OF
Monday, the twentieth day of October next, fo
the disposal ofthe public lands within the town
ships and fractional townships hereinafter desig
mated, to wit:
North Of the base ',sae and nest of the Jfih prin
cipdl meridian.
Fractional township sixty-seven, and town
ships sixty-eight to seventy-seven, inclusive, o.
range thirteen;
Fractional township sixty-seven, and town
ships sixty-eight to seventy. seven, inclusive, o
range fourteen;
Fractional township sixty-seven, and town
ships sixty-eight to seventy-6ve, inclusive, o
range fifteen;
Township seventy-6ve of range sixteen; s.
I. Tie east half of the southwest quarter OF sec
ton eight, in township seventy-seven north o
range three east of the fifth principal meridian
Lands appropriated by law for the use o
schools, military or other purposes, will be ex
cluded from sale.
The sales will each BE kept open for tfy,
weeks, (unless the lands are sooner disposed
of,) and no longer; and no private entries o
land in the townships so offered will be admit
ted, uatil after the expiration of the two weeks
Given under my hand at the city Of Wash
ington, this ninth day of May, Ammo Domin
one thousand eight hundred and forty five.
JAMES X. POLK.
BY the Presidents:
JAS. SHIELDS,
Commissioner Of The General Land Office.