The republic., 1851-06-14
BY tho Pr..,d.nt OF tn. United states.

Commissioner of the General Land Offlce.
May 2-lawl3w
BY tho President Of the United States.
" pursuance of law, MILLARD FILLMORE,
President of the United States of America, do
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:
Afthe Land Office at QUINCY, commencing on
Monday, the fourth day of August next, for the dis
posa of the public lands situated in the following
sections and parts of sections, to wit:
North Of the base Lime and sosst Of 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
tions three, ten, eleven, fourteen. fifteen, twenty
two twenty three, twenty six, twenty seven, thir
ty-four, and thirty-6ve, 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-five, twenty nine,
and thirty-two, Except the northeast quarter of
the southeast quarter,) in township two, of range
nine.
AT 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 tcssf Of the fourth principal
merididn.
Islands numbered one and two in township twen-
ty- eight, OF range one.
Wilson's 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, G, d, E,F,G,H,
and !, in the mississippi river, III township seven
teen, of range three.
Part Of island A, and islands B, C, d, E, F, and
G., in the Mississippi river in township seventeen,
of range four.
All the land, together with an island in the Mis-
sissippi river lying east OF slough being parts Of
eight, nine, ten, fifteen, and twenty two, and an
island in sections twenty and thirty -four, in
township thirteen; and islands and h land an
island in sections thirty hve and thirtysix 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 one, TWEEN
fy eight twenty mine, thrtytwo and thirty three,
township fifteen; and fractional section fourteen
(except lot sevcn,) and fractions on Island Of
sections fourteen, twenty-five, (except lot two,)
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 lefotr 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 he 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
range two.
At the Land Office at EDwARDsvILLE, COM
mcncing 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 wit:
North Of the base line and tcesto 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 nine;
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 -one; the west half and north
east quarter of twenty-five; the north half Of the
northwest quarter of twcnty-eight; the south half
of twenty mine; 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, nipctecn thirty and thirty one in
each Of the townships twenty six, twenty seven,
and twenty eight. of range seven.
At the Land Office at c HICA(iO, on Monday, the
sixth day October next for the disposal pub
lie lands Il small island in the Illinois river, in
ton thirtytwo 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 east of the third principal meridian
Attic Land Office at SPRING FIELD ,on Monday,
the first day of September next, for the disposal of
the public lands a small island in the Illinois
river, 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 ''thosc swamp
and ovcrflowed lands made unfit thereby for cuIti-
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 2S,
1850, triH be srcladed from the safes.
And locations for land bouuties heretofore
granted by any law of Congress for military SER
vices rendered the United States TOLL be psrmif
ted any Of the aboue mentioned lands, as provided
by the act entitled IAN act making appropria-
tons for the civil and diplomatic expenses of Gov
crnment," Sc, approved Sd March, 1851.
The offering Of the lands will be commenced
which they are advertised, with all convenient
de spatch, until the whole shall have been offered