Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1849-11-09
by the Presidc1kt or the
United States.

United states.
TN pursuance of law, /, zAEHARYTAY-
4 LOR. President Of the United States of
America, do hereby declares s,tf make known.
that Public Sales will be ~ at az. under
mentioned Land Offices III the State of
IOWA, at the periods hereinafteT designa-
ted, to-wit: s
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: <s
North Of the base line, md best Of tho
.fth principal meridian
Township ninety-eight, of range three.
townships ninety-six, ninety -sexen, and
ninety eight, of range four,
Townships ninety -five, ninety-s 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-frst day of January
next, for the disposal of Public Lands with
in the aforementioned townships, viz:
North Of the base line, and ,cesf of the
nm principal meridian.
Townships ninety -four. ninety five, nine
ty-six, ninety-seven, ninety-eight, and nine
ty-nine, of range seven.
Townships ninety -four. ninety-fi nine
ty-six, ninety-s.ven, and ninety -eight of
range eight.
Township ninety-ive, 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-four. including the Indian
agency, and townships ninety-seven and
ninety-eight, of range nine.
Townships ninety-two and ninety-four.
of range ten.
Township ninety-one, Of range thirteen.
townships ninety-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:
North Of the base line, and ,cesf of The
Eth principal meridian.
Townships slxty-seven, sixty-eight, and
sixty nine, of range sixteen.
Townships sixty-seven, sixty eight, and
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-nine. Of
range twenty-one.
Townships sixty-eight and sixty-nine, Of
range twenty-five.
Township seventy-one, of range twenty
six. M
Townships seventy and seventy-one, of
range twenty-Seven.
Townships seventy and seventy-cne. Of
range twenty EIGHT.
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 acest Of fhe
hihprincipaI meridian.
Township seventy-six range twenty sew
en-. .-
Townships seventy six, seventy seven,
and seventy EIGHT, of range twenty eight.
Townships seventy seven and seventy
eight, of range twenty-nine.
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.
]. BUTTEREIELD, 4
Commissioner Of the General Land
Office.
Notice to Presumption ClaimaI
Every person entitled to the right of
emption to any of the lands within
townships above enumerated, is requirel
establish the same to the satisfaction of
Register and Receiver of the proper i
Office, and make payment therefor ASH
AS PRACTICABLE AFTER SEEING THIS NO"
and before the day appointed for the
mencement of the public sale OF the
embracing the tract claimed, otherwises
claim will be forfeited.
]. BUTTERFIELD,
Commissioner Of the General e
Office.
Estray Hare.
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