Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1849-12-14
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BY the President or the
United States.

United States.
+ N pursuance of law, !, ZACHARYTAY-
j. LOR, 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:
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 West of the
.fih principal meridian
Township ninety-eight, of range three.
Townships ninety-six, ninety-ssxen, and
ninety eight, of range four.
Townships ninety-five, ninety-six, nine
ty-seven, ninety-eight, and ninety nine, Of
range five.
Townships ninety three, ninety flour, 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 ,cest of the
ffh 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 five, nine
ty-six, ninety-ssven, and ninety-eight Of
range eight.
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 AMI 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 tn. disposal of the Pub
lie Lands situated within the undermen-
toned townships, to-wit:
North of the base line, and Uesf Of the
Gfh principal meridian.
Townships sixty-seven, sixty-eight, and
sixty nine, of range sixteen.
Townships sixty-seven, sixty-eight, ami
sixty mine, of range seventeen.
Townships sixty -eight and sixty nine, OF
range eighteen.
Townships sixty-eight and sixty-nine, of
range nln.teen.
Townships sixty-eight and sixty-nine, of
range twenty.
Townships sixty-eight and sixty nine, of
range twenty-one. @
Townships sixty-cisht and sixty-nine, of
range TWENTY-FIVE.
Township seventy one, Of range twenty
six.
Townships seventy and seventy one, Of
range twenty-seven.
Townships seventy and seventy one, OF
range twenty
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 Dest Of the
fifth principal meridian.
Township seventy-six, range twenty sew
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 oil
Schools, military, or other purposes, VIII De
excluded from the sales.
The offering of the above mentioned lands
win 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 noprivate
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,
AnRo Domini one thousand eight hundred
and forty-nine.
By the President: 2. TAYLOR.
J. BUTTERFIELD,
Commissioner Of the General Lana
Office.
Notice to Pre-emptiOa ClaimaIsts-
Every person entitled to the right OF pre-
emption to any of the lands within the
townships above enumerated, is required 10
establish the same to the satisfaction OF the
Register and Receiver of the proper Land
Office, and make payment therefor AS SOON
AS PRACTICABLE AFTER SEEING THIS NOTICE,
and before the day appointed for the com
mencement of the public sale OF the lands
embracing the tract claimed, otherwise such
claim viii be forfeited.
J. BUTTERFIELD, nsasS1