The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-02-09
BY the President Of the United states.
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BY the President OF the United States.
TN pursuance of law, !, ZACHARY TAYLOR,
Il President of the United States of America, do
| hereby declare and make known, that Public Sales
will be held at the aforementioned Land Offices in
the State Of IOWA, at the periods hereinafter de-
sgnated, to wit
At the Land Office at DUBUQ UE, commencing on
Monday, the seventh day of January next, for the
disposal of the Public Lands situated within the
aforementioned townships, TO wit
North f the base tt,ss and tcesf f ne tfu principal
meridian.
Township ninety eight, Of range three.
Townships ninety Six, ninety seven, and ninety
eight, of range four.
Townships ninety five, ninety six, ninety seven,
ninety eight, and ninety nine, of range five.
Townships ninety three ninety four, ninety five,
ninety six, ninety ninety eight, and ninety
nine, of range six.
At the SAME PLACE, commencing on Mon
day, the twenty first day of January next, for the
disposal of the Public Lands within the undermen-
toned townships, viz
North of the base line, and ioest of the h principal
meridian.
Townships ninety -four, ninety five, ninety six,
ninety seven, ninety-eight, and ninety nine, OF
| range seven.
Townships ninety -four, ninety five, ninety six
ninety seven, and ninety eight, Of range eight.
Township ninety five, township ninety six, (ex-
cept the southwest quarter OF section twenty seven,
the southeast quarter of section twenty eight and
sections thirty ythree and thirty four including the
| Indian agency,) and townships ninety seven and
l 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, commencing
| on Monday, the fourteenth day Of January next
for the disposal of the Public Lands situated within
the aforementioned townships, TO wits:
North Of the base line, and toest q the h principe
meridian.
Townships sixty seven, sixty eight, and sixty
| nine, of range sixteen.
Townships sixty y-seven, sixty eight, and sixty
! nine, of range seventeen.
Townships sixty EIGHT and sixty nine, of rang,
| eighteen.
Townships sixty eight and sixty nine, of rang,
nineteen.
Townships sixty eight and sixty nine, of range
| twenty.
Townships sixty eight and sixty mine, Of range
! twenty-one.
Townships sixty eight and sixty nine, of range
i twenty-tw
Township seventy -one, of range twenty-six.
| Townships seventy and seventy one, Of range
| twenty seven.
| Townships seventy and seventy -one, of range
AT the Land Office at IOWA CITY, commencing
Monday the twenty first day Of January next for
| the disposal Of the Public Lands within the follow
/ ing townships, viz:
North Of the base line, and tcest Of the h principal
| meridian.
Township seventy-six, Of range twenty ty-sevcn.
| Townships seventy-six, seventy-scvcn, and sew
| cnty 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 day appointed, and proceed in
the order in which they advertised with all con-
venient despatch, until the whole shall have been
offered, and the sales thus closed but sale shall
be kept open longer than two weeks, and no pri-
vate entry Of any Of the lands will be admitted
ill after the expiration of the two weeks.
Given under my hand at the City Of Washington,
this fifteenth day OF September, Ammo Domini one
thousand eight hundred and forty nine.
BY the President: IL. TAYLOR.
j. BUTTERFIELD,
Commissioner of the General Land Office
NOTICE TO PRE-. EMPTIoN 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 proper
Land Office, and make payment therefor soon as
practicable after seeing bs notice and before the day
appointed for the commencement Of the public sale
OF the lands embracing the tract claimed otherwise
such claim will be forfeited
J. BUTTERFIELD,
Sept. 25-lawl3w Com. General Land Office
lft- POsTPONEMENT OF THE PUBLIC
Land Sales at Du Buque, Iows.-Notice is
hereby given, that the Public Sales Of Lands or.
dered by proclamation Of the President Of the
United States, dated the fifteenth day Of Scptem.
bcr, Is49, to be held at the LAND 0rFIcr at Du
Buque, Io,ca, the 9TH and 2lst days of January,
1850, arc declared to be postponed until further
notice.
Given under my hand, at the city Of Washing
ton, this llh day If December, ammo Donint one
thousand eight hundred and forty. nine
Y. TAYLOR.
BY the President:
J. BUTTERFIELD,
Commissioner of tie General Lsnd Ofics