Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1849-11-16
by the Presfdcmt or tIhe
United States.

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United states.
TN pursuance Of, law, /, zACHARYTAY-
IL LOK, President Of the United States Of
America, do hereby declare and make known,
that Public Sales will be held at the under
mentioned Land Offices in the State of
IOWA, at the periods hereinafter designa-
ted, to-wit: S. 90
At the Land Office at DUBUQUE, COM
mencing on Monday, the seventh day of
January next, for the disposal Of the Public
Lands situated within the aforementioned
townships, to wit:
North Of the base line, and scesf of the
.fth principal meridian
Township ninety eight, of range three.
Townships ninety-six, ninety-sexen, and
ninety-eight, of range four. ,ss5
Townships ninety five, ninety-six, nine
ty-seven, ninety-eight, and ninety nine, Of
range five.
Townships ninety three, ninety -four, nine
five, ninety-six, ninety seven, ninety-eight.
and ninety-nine, of range six.
At the SAME PLACE, commencing ON
Monday, the twenty-first day of January
next, for the disposal of Public Lands with
In the aforementioned townships, viz:
North Of the base line, and ,Uest of the
ffh principal meridian. t
Townships ninety-four. ninety-five, nine
ty-six, ninety-seven, ninety-eight, and nine
ty-nine, of range seven. ,,, III
Townships ninety -four, ninety five, nine
ty-six, ninety-scven, and ninety-eight of
range eight. oa
Township ninety-fve, township ninety
six, Except the southwest quarter of sec
ton twenty-seven, the southeast quarter of
section twenty-eight, and sections thirty
three and thirty flour. including the Indian
agency, and townships ninety-seven and
ninety-eight, of range nine.
townships ninety-two and ninety-four,
of range ten. .l,sl
Township ninety -one, of range thirteen.
townships nmety-one and ninety-two,
of range fourteen.
At the Land Office atFAIRFIELD, COM
mencing on Monday, the fourteenth day
of January next, for the disposal of the Pub
lie Lands situated within the undermen-
toned townships, to-wit: H hA
North Of the base line, and west of the
fifth principal meridian.
Townships sixty-seven, sixty-eight, and
sixty nine, of range sixteen.
Townships sixty-seven, sixty-eight, and
sixty-nine, of range seventeen.
Townships sixty-eight and sixty nine, Of
range eighteen. ~
Townships sixty-eight and sixty-nine, Of
range nineteen.
Townships sixty-eight and sixty-nine, Of
range twenty.
Townships sixty-eight and sixty mine, Of
range twenty-one. uI
Toxypchspc CIV tx- asuh} md csvfp Of
range TWENTY-FIVE. 80.
Township seventy one, of range twenty
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Townships seventy and seventy-one, Of
range twenty
Townships seventy and seventy one. Of
range twenty-eight. .a., Be;E48p
At the Land Office at IOWA CITY, COM
mencing on Monday, the twenty-first day
January next, for the disposal Of the Public
Lands within the following townships, to-
wit:
North of the base line, and ,Oest Of the
fifth principal meridian. K
Township seyenty-six, range twenty -sev-
Townships seventy-six, seventy seven,
and seventy EIGHT, of range twenty eight.
Townships seventy seven and seventy
eight, Of range twenty
i Lands appropriated by law for the use Of
Schools, military, or other purposes, will be
excluded from the sales.
The offering of the above mentioned lands
will be commenced on the days appointed,
and proceed in the order in which they are
advertised, with all convenient despatch,
until the whole shall have been offered, and
the sales thus closed; but no sale shall be kept
open longer than two weeks, and no private
entry of any of the lands will be admitted
until after the expiration of the two weeks.
Given under my hand at the City of Wash
ington, this fifteenth day of September,
Ammo Domini one thousand eight hundred
and forty-nine.
BY the President: z. TAYLOR.
J. BUTTERFIELD,
Commissioner Of the General Land
Office.
Notice to Presumption Claimants.
/ Every person entitled to the right of pre-
emption to any of the lands within the
townships above enumerated, is required TO
establish the same to the satisfactioucf TIA
Register and Receiver of the proper Land
Office, and make payment therefor a. so0N
AS PRACTICABLE AFTER SEEING THIs ss0rsc1
and before the day appointed for tia coE9S
mencement of the public sale of The lAnds
embracing the tract claimed, otherwte such
claim will be forfeited.
4 ]. BUTTEREIELD,
/ Commissioner Of the General Land
| Office.
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