The republic., 1851-06-16


embracing the tract claimed, otherwise such
- = J. BUTTERFIELD.
Commissioner of the General Land Office
May 2-lawl3w
By the PresIdent Of the United States.
N pursuance of law, MILLARD FILLMORE
4 President of the United States of America, dc
hereby make known and declare, that public sales
will be held at the aforementioned Land Offices in
the State of ILLINOIS, at the periods hereinafter
designated, to wit:
the Land Office at QUINCY, commencing on
Monday, the fourth day of August next, for the dis
posal of the public lands situated in the following
sections and parts OF sections, to wit:
North Of the base line and iosst Of the fourth principal
meridian.
All the lands together with the islands and parts
of islands in the Mississippi river, lying west of the
east bank of slough, being parts of fractional
ton three in township eleven, and of fractional
tions three, ten, eleven, fourteen. fifteen twenty
two, twenty three, twenty six, twenty seven, thir
ty -four, and thirty five, in township twelve, of
range five.
Sections eight. nine; the west half the west half
of the northeast quarter, and west half of the south
east quarter of ten, and sections fifteen, seventeen,
twenty, twenty one, twenty two, twenty nine,
and thirty two, Except the northeast quarter OF
the southeast quarter,) in township two, of range
nine.
Al the Land Office at DIXON, commencing on
Monday, the sixth day of October next, for the sale
sections and parts of sections, viz:
NORTH of the base line and icest Of the fourth principal
meridian
Islands numbered one and two in township twen-
ty yeight, of range one.
Wilson island, in the Mississippi river, in sec.
tions thirty five and thirty-six, in township cigh
teen, of range two.
Part of island A, and islands b, C, d, E, F, G., H,
and ], in the Mississippi river in township seven
teen, of range three.
Dat &c f,aia A nv,I ,.Io IL, n oxxI
G, in the Mississippi river, in township seventeen,
of range four.
All the land, together with an island in the Mis-
sssppi river, lying east of slough, being parts of
fractional sections five, (south of Edwards rver)
eight, nine, ten, fifteen, and twenty two, and an
island in sections twenty seven and thirty four in
township thirteen; and islands and B, and an
island in sections thirty five and thirtysx, in the
Mississippi river, in township seventeen, Of range
five.
An island and parts Of Islands, in sections FIVE
and eight, in township fourteen; the islands and
parts OF islands in sec tons three, twenty TWEEN
ty- eight twenty ninc thirty two, and thirty three
township fifteen and fractional section fourteen
(except lot seven,) and fractions on an island of
sections fourteen, twenty two, Except lot two,)
twenty seven, (except lots three, five, and six.)
and thirty four (except lots three and four,) all in
the Mississippi river, in township sixteen, of range
six.
North of the base line and east Of e fourth principal
meridian.
An island in Rock river in sections seventeen and
eighteen, in township seventeen, of range one.
Sections eighteen to thirty six inclusive, in town.
ship twenty seven, OF range four.
North of the base line and east of the third principal
meridian.
An island in Rock river in section twelve, in
township forty -six, of range one.
Three small islands in Rock river in sections
thirty and thirty in township forty-six, OF
range two.
AT the Land Office at EDwARDSvILLE, COM
mencing on Monday, the eleventh day of August
next for the disposal Of the public lands in the fol-
lowing named sections and parts of sections, to witt
North Of the base line and tcssto of the third principal
meridian
The southwest quarter and the west half and
southeast Of the southeast quarter OF section three;
the east half Of the southwest quarter and the east
half and southwest quarter of the southeast quar-
ter OF four; the southwest quarter the west half Of
the northeast quarter and west half of the south
east quarter of eight The northeast quarter of nue
the west half and southeast quarter, and the west
half and southeast quarter of the northeast quarter
of ten; the west half and northeast quarter, and
the west half of the southeast quarter of fifteen;
the west half and northeast quarter of the north
west quarter of seventeen the east half and south
west quarter, and the east half of the northwest
quarter of twenty y-one; the west half and north
east quarter Of twenty-two; the north half of the
northwest quarter of twenty eight; the south half
of twenty nine; the east half and southwest quar-
ter of the southeast quarter Of thirty; the northeast
quarter of thirty one; the south half and northeast
quarter, and the half and northwest quarter of
the northwest quarter Of thirty two; in township
twelve, of range thirteen.
At the Land Office at DANVILLE, commencing
on Monday, the eighteenth day of August next, for
the disposal of the public lands within the follow
ing named sections, to wit:
North of the base line and east Of the third principal
meridian
The wesernmost tiers of sections numbered six.
seven, eighteen, nineteen, thirty and thirty one, in
each of the townships twenty six, twenty seven f,
and twenty eight, Of range seven.
At the Land Office at CHICAGO, on Monday, the
sixth day Of October next for the disposal ofthc pub
lie lands small island in the Illinois river in sec
tion thrtytwo, in township thirty four, north of
range eight east of the third principal meridian.
Fractional sections thirteen, fourteen, and twenty
three, north of Lake kalamick and the old Indian
boundary line in township thirty seven. north of
range fourteen cast of the third principal meridian
At the Land Office eatSPRINGFI FIELD ,on Monday.
the first day of September next for the disposal of
the public lands on small island in the Illinois
river, in sections eleven and fourteen, in township
seventeen, north of range thirteen west of the third
principal meridian.
Lands appropriated by law for schools, military
and other purposes, together with ''those swamp
and ovcrtlowcd lands made unfit thereby for culti-
vation," if any, which shall be selected by the
State authorities before the days appointed for the
commencement of the public sales respectively,
under the act entitled can act to enable the State of
Arkansas and other States to reclaim the Swamp
land within their limits" approved September %,
1850, toiu be ercludtd from the sales.
And no locations for land bounties heretofore
granted by any law of Congress for military SER
vices rendered to the United States, tcH be permit
ted on any Of the abore mentioned lands as provided
by the act entitled can act making appropria-
tions for the civil and diplomatic expenses of Gov
eminent" &C., approved Sd March, 1851.
The offering of the lands will be commenced
on the days appointed, and proceed in the order in
which they advertised, with all convenient
despatch, until the whole shall have been offered
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 Washing
ton, this twenty eighth day of April, Ammo Domini
one thousand eight hundred and hfty-o
By the President;
MILLARD FILLMORE.
j. BuTrERFIELp,