The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-01-17
BY the President or 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-
signated, to wit:
At the Land Office at DUBUQ UE commencing on
disposal of the Public Lands situated within the
aforementioned townships, to wit:
North Q the base line, and toest Q the GfA 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 y-eight, and ninety mine, of range five.
ninety-si ninety seven, ninety eight and ninety
nine, of range six.
At the SAME PLACE, commencing 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 lime, and ,oest of he ffh principal
Townships ninety flour, ninety five, ninety six,
ninety-seven, ninety y-eight, and ninety nine, of
range seven
Townships ninety four, ninety-nve, 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 three and thirty four, including the
Indian agency,) and townships ninety seven and
ninety eight, Of range nine.
TOWNSHIPS nlnety-tWo anu ninety -lour, OF range
ten.
Township ninety one, of range thirteen.
Townships ninety -one and ninety-tw ofrange
fourteen.
Al 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 wit:
North Of the base line and ,osst of the fin principal
meridian.
Townships sixty y-seven, sxty-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
/. Townships sixty eight and sixty mine, of range
Township seventy one, of range twenty-six.
Townships seventy and seventy one, Of range
twenty y-seven.
Townships seventy and seventy -one, of range
twenty-eight.
At the Land Office at IOWA CITY, commencing
on 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 scest Of the f principai
Township seventy six, of range twenty seven.
Townships seventy six, seventy seven, and sew
cnty-elght, 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 no sale shall
be kept open longer than two weeks, and no pri
vate entry of any of the lands will be admitted un.
til after the expiration of the two weeks
Given under my hand at the City Of Washington,
,l,y-sa..a ,is h. ha,asrsd and sessy nine.
By the President: n. TAYLOR.
], BurTERFIELp,
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 the Register andRecever ofthe proper
Land Office and make payment therefor soon
practicable after seeing Lhs notice. and before the day
appointed for the commencement of the public sale
OF the ands embracing the tract claimed otherwise
such claim will be forfeited.
J. BUTTERFIELD,
Sept. 25-lawi3w Com. General Land Office
nt PosTPONEMENT OF THE PUBLIC
Land Sales at Du Buque, Iowa.-Notce 10
hereby given, that the Public Sales Of Lands or.
dercd by proclamation Of the President Of the
United States, dated the fifteenth day of Septem-
Der, ls49, TO be held at the LAND OrrIcE at Du
Buqus Iotoa, on the 7th and 2lst days Of January,
1850, are declared To be postponed until further
notice.
Given under my hand, at the city of Washing.
ton, this llh day Of December, ammo Domini
thousand eight hundred and forty nine.
BY The President:
j. BUTTERFmLD,
Commissioner Of The General Land Office.