The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-05-28

embracing tire tract claimed, otherwise such
claim will be forfeited.
Commissioner of the General Land Ofhce-
May 2-lawl3w
BY the President Of the United States.
IN pursuance of law. MILLARD FILLMORE,
4 President Of the United States VI America, do
hereby make known and declare, that public sales
will be held at the aforementioned Land Offices in
the State of ILLINOIS, ut the periods hereinafter
designated, To wit:
Afthe Land Office at QUINCY, commencing on
Monday the fourth day Of August next, for the dis
posaI Of the public lands situated ia. .hc following
actions and parts OF sections, to wit:
NortLof the base linz and ,osst e 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 sec
ton three in township eleven, and Of fractional sec
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 hall
of the northeast quarter, and west half OF the south
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
ninc
Al the Land Office at DIXON, commencing on
Monday the sixth day of October next, for the sale
of the public lands situated in the following named
sections and parts of sections, viz:
North of the base line and tcest Of the fourth principal
meridian.
Islands numbered one and two in township TWEEN
ty- eight, OF range one.
Wilson island, in the Mississippi river, in Sec
tions thirty-fvo and thirty six, in township cgh-
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.
Part of island A, and islands B, G, D, f, F, and
G.. in the Mississippi river, in township seventeen,
| of range four.
All the land, together with island in the Mis-
sssppi river, lying east of sough, being parts OF
fractional sections five, (south of Edwards river)
eight, nine ten, fifteen, and twenty-five, and an
island in sections twenty seven and thirty four, in
township thirteen; and islands and Is, and an
island in sections thirty five and thirty six, 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 sections three, twenty TWEEN
ty- eight, twenty thrtytwo and thirty three,
IN township fifteen; and fractional section fourteen
Except lot seven,) and fractions on an island oil
sections fourteen, twenty-five, Except lot two,)
twenty (except lots three, five, and six,)
and thirty four, (cxccpt lots three and four all in
the Mississippi river, in township sixteen, of range
North of the base line and east Of the 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-two, in township forty six, OF
| AZ the Land Office at EDWARDsyILLE. COM
mencing on Monday, the eleventh day OF August
xtrl lNftt, do F,l-
lowing named sections and parts of sections, to wit
/ North of the base line and tcesfof the third princip0
meridian.
The southwest quarter and tho west half and
southeast Of the southeast quarter of section three
the 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 nine;
the west half and southeast quarter, and the weat
half and southeast quarter Of the northeast quarter
4 of ten; the west half and northeast quarter, and
| the west half of the southeast quarter Of fifteen;
the wcst 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 one; the west half and north.
east quarter Of twenty-two; the north halt Of the
northwest quarter of twenty eight; the south hall
of twenty nine; the east half and southwest quar-
ter Of the southeast quarter OF thry the northeast
quarter of thirty one the south hall and northeast
quarter, and the east half and northwest quarter o
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 wcstcrnmost tiers of sections numbered six
seven, eighteen, nineteen thirty and thirty ono, in
each Of the townships twenty six, twenty seven
| and twenty-eight of range seven.
i 4 tho Land Office nj C[IIf, GO IN Monday ths
sixth day OF October next for the disposal ofthe pub
lie lands small island in the Illinois river in
tion thirty two in township thirty four, north o
| 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 east Of the third principal meridian
At the Land Office at SPRING 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 ovcrfiowcd 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
Arkansas and other States to reclaim the swamp
land within their limits" approved September 2S,
1850, iciu be excluded from the sales.
] And no locations for land bountics heretofore
granted by any law of Congress for military SER
vices rendered to the United States ,ci be permit
ted on any Of the abope mentioned lands, provided
! by the act entitled can act making appropria-
tions for the civil and diplomatic expenses of Gov
ernment,' &C., approved 81 March, 1851.
| The Offering of the 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,
| 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 Domin
| one thousand eight hundred and fifty -onc,
| BY the President:
| MILLARD FILLMORE.
| ]. BurTERFiELD,
Commissioner of tho General Land Office.
| NOTICE TO PRE- -EMPTION CLAIMANTS.
| Every person entitled to the right of pre- emp
tion TO any of the lands within the townships anc