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National Medical College,
(Late Medical Department of Columbian College,
WASHINGTON, d. G.
TINE annual course of lectures in this institution will
i commence usual, the first Monday in November,
and continue until the LIST of March.
THOMAS MILLER, NJ d. professor of anatomy
John M. THOMAS, M. D., professor of physiology and
medical jurisprudence.
WILLIAM p JOHNSTON, M D., professor of obstetrics and
the diseases of women and children.
CHARLES G. PAGE, M. D., and LEONARD D. GALE, M. D.,
professors of chemistry.
JOSHUA RILEY, NJ d. professor of materia medica and
therapeutics
JOHN FRED. MAY, M. D., professor of surgery.
GnArToN TYLER, M d. professor of pathology and prac-
tice of medicine
JOHNSON ELIOT, M D., demonsrator of anatomy.
Clinical lectures delivered, and operations performed
patients from the inmary which is attached to the col
legc, and from the public dispensary.
The rooms practical anatomy will be opened early in
October
The fees for complete Of lectures will
800.
Demonstrators ticket including his recapituatory lee
lures, $40.
WILLIAM JOHNSTON, M. D., Dean
7th, between " streets
Nav t1stM in
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commissioner OF the. General Land On
July I6-1awts.


pursuance of the OF Congress- entitled can
establish at St Marks, in Florida approved on
the I'd day of March, 1883 l. JAMES r. POLK, President
of the United States of America, do hereby declare and
office TALLAHASSEE, in the State of Florida the
disposal of the aforementioned lots in said of ST.
Marks, compencing Monday the 4th day OF October
next, ro-wIt:
Lots numbered two three, four, SIX seven eight ten,
eleven twelve, fourteen Fifteen SIXTEEN eighteen nine
teen twenty twenty-five, tweny-ihree, twentylour,
tysix twenty wentyeight, thirty, ihry-one, thirty
two, thrty-lour thirty five, thy-sx, thy-eght, thirty
nine, forty, ofywo fortytree ortyour iortysix forty
eight, fifty, tyone, hitytwo, fifty four ty-ve fity-sx,
ftyeght, sixty two sixty ree, sxtyour, sixysix, sixty
seven sxyeght, seventy four seventy fve eventy-sx
seveny-eght seventy nne eighty eighysix eighty
eighty ninety, Dineyone, ninety-two nnety-sx,
ninetyeigh, nney-nine, hundred, hundred and
two, hundred and three, hundred and four
hundred and six hundred seven one hundred and
hundred and twelve hundred and fourteen hun
dred and fifteen, hundred and sixteen hundred and
eighteen, hundred and nineteen, hundred and
twenty, hundred and twenty-five, hundred and
and teny-sx, together with all the portions of follow
ing named lots covered by the donation of ten acres
made to the Tallahassee Railroad Company viz: Lots
numbered fortyseven, itynne sixty, seventyone
tytwo seventy-three, eghtywo, eighty FIVE and ninety
Jour-
The Offering of the above mentioned lots will be com
menced on the day appointed and proceed in the
order which they advertised with all convenient
despatch until the Whole shall have been offered and the
sale thus closed But the sale shall be kept open longer
than weeks and private entry any will be add
mitted until er the expiration of the two weeks.
Given under my hand, at the city of Washington, this
twenty first day of May a. d. one thousand eight hundred
and fory-seven. JAMES X. POLK.
BY the President;
RICHARD M. YOUNG,
Comm Soif,, araFtl,a ,r,l a,IO U,oa
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JAMES RIVER AND KANAwHA COMPANY,
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Sale of Improved Lands In Ohio, ceded by the Wyan-
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NOTICE sheeby gven that in virtue of the authority
IN vested in this Office by the of the Sd March, 1913,
the improved lands in Ohio, coded by the Wyandots by
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The sale will be kept open no longer than is absolutely
necessary offer the and and exceeding weeks
Given under my hand, the City of Washington, this
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Ann
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Eor Sale mr. Lease.

OF
TIME Washington City Orphan Asylum lots of ground,
which given this institution years since
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Lot2 +" 12S
Lots 3, 4, s, g, and7" =" 2S2
Whole OF square " IA
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NOTICE.

NOTICE.
In pursuance of the of the act of Congress-
proved I'd March, 1885, entitled An act establish town
ST. Marks Florida, the register and receiver of the land
office AT Tallahassee will be required prior TO the day OF
SALE to ascertain the value Of any Improvements which
have been made" the lots designated in this procla
respectively, and the purchaser public sale of any
lot upon which there such improvements other than the
thereof SHALL in addition to the be paid to
the United States be- and hereby is required pay to the
of the Improvements the value of them as thus
certaned and if payment therefor shall not be made upon
the day which the purchased the lot shall be
again offered public sale the next day of sae and
such shall not be capable of becoming the purcba
of that OF any other lot offered at that public sale
Proraea That if any lot offered and bid oil the last
day of the public ale shall be thus paid for the
may be entered at private sae upon paying the United
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the Improvements the previously asceained value there
Of"
BY the of Congress aforesaid the minimum price
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lot, at twenty-five dollars per
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