Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1849-11-23
by the President or the
United States

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United States.
IN pursuance of law, I, ZACHARYTAY-
i 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 ,cest of the
nth principal meridian
township ninety-eight, of range three.
townships ninety ninety -sexen, and
ninety EIGHT, of range four.
townships ninety ninety-six, nine.
ty-seven, ninety-eight, and ninety mine, of
range five.
Townships ninety three, ninety -four, nine
five, nlnety-six, ninety seven, ninety-eight,
and ninety-nine, or 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 west of the
i'm 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-seven, and ninety-eight of
range eight.
Township ninety five, 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 at FAIRFIELD, 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 west of the
Wh 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 nine, of
range twenty-one.
Townships sixty-eight and sixty mine, of
range Twenty-Five.
Township seventy -one, of range twenty
six.
Townships seventy and seventy-one, of
range twenty-Seven.
Townships seventy and saEenty- one, 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 ,oesf of tie
BthprincipM 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-nin
Lands appropriated by law for the use of
Schools, military, or other purposes, will be
excluded from the sales.
The offering of theabove 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 satisfaction of the
Register and Receiver of the proper Land
Office, and make payment therefd S SOON
AS PRACTICABLE AFTER SEEING loTICE,
and before the day appointed fol the COM
mencement of the public sale of the lands
embracing the tract claimed, otherwise such
claim will be forfeited.
]. BUTTERFlELD,
Commissioner Of the General Land
Office.