Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-01-04
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BY the President Of the
United States.

BY the President Of tlac
United States.
TN pursuance of law, l, ZACHARYTAf-
L0R. 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 ,oest Of the
y .ffth principal meridian
Township ninety eight, of range three.
Townships nlnety-slx, ninety-sexen, AMI
ninety eight, of range four. rq,
townships ninety-five, ninety six. nine
ty-seyen, ninety-eight, and ninety nine, OF
range five.
Townships ninety three, ninety -four, nine
i've, ninety-slx, ninety-seven, ninety-eigh
and nlnety-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 ,cest of the
ffh principal meridian. s
Townships ninety-four. ninety-fiv nine
ty-slx, nlnety-seven, 'ninety-eight, and nine
ty-nlne, OF range seven.
Townships ninety-four, ninety-fve, nine
ty-six, ninety-s,ven, 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 AMI
ninety-eight, of range nine.
townships ninety-two and ninety-four,
OF range ten. .. ss
township ninety-one, of range thirteen.
townships ninety-one and ninety-two,
OF range fourteen. a
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, andssWest of TIE
nth principal meridian.
Townships sixty seven, sixty-eight, AMI
sixty nine, of range sixteen. ~
townships sixty-seven, sixty-eiSht, AMI
sixty-nine. of range seventeen.
Townships sixty-eight and sixty nine, OF
range eighteen. a g
Townships sixty-eight and sixty nine, o.
range nln.teen.
Townships sixty eight and sixty-nine. OF
range twenty. In u.
Townships sixty-eight and sixty mine, OF
range tWenty-one.
Townships sixty-eight and sixty-nins, Of
range twenty-five. .z....... .r.s .s ..s..a Isl. .
Township seventy-one, of range twenty
six.
Townships seventy and seventy -one, OF
range twenty-seven.
Townships seventy and saventy-one, o.:
range twenty -eight.
At the Land Office at IOWA CITY, com.
mencing on Monday, the twenty,,frst daf
January next, for the disposal of the Public
Lands within the following townships, to.
wit: q.
North of the base line, and aossf q the
fifth principal meridian.
Township seventy-six, range twenty sew
en-. S.. s ..# a cad ass $50.
Townships seventy-six, seventy-seven,
and seventy Eight, of range twenty eight.
Townships seventy seven and seventy
eight, of range twenty-nine. a
Lands appropriated by law for the use Of
Schools, military, or other purposes, will b,
excluded from the sales.
The offering of the above mentioned lands
will be commenced on the days appointed.
and proceed i'm the order in which they ar:
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 fofty-nine. lib
BY the President: z. TAYLOR.
J. BUTTERFIELD,
Commissioner Of the General Lind
Office.
Notice to Prescription ClaimaMts-s
Every person entitled to the right of pre-
emntion to any of the lands within the
above enumerated, is required to
establish the same to the satisfaction of the
Register and Receiver of the proper Land
Office. and make payment therefor AS SOON
and before the day appointed for the COM
of the public sale of the lands
embracing the tract claimed, otherwise such
claim viii be forfeited.
]. BUTTERFIELD, I
Commissioner of tie General Land
Office.
Postponement
OF the Public Land Sales mt DU
BUQUE, Iowa.
NOTICE is hereby given, that the Public
IN Sales of Lands ordered by proclama-
ton of the President of the United States,
dated the fifteenth day of September, lS49.
to be held at the LAND OFFICE AT DU
BUQUE, IOWA, on the 7th and 2lst days
of January, 1850, are declared to be pOstpo
ned until further notice. rs
Given under my hand at the City of
Washington, this 18th day of December,
ammo Domini one thousand eight hundred
and forty-nine. ;6
r. the President z. TAYLOR