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the commencement oil the pubic SAFE Oh tHe lahu5
embracing the tract claimed, otherwise such
' - J. BUTrERFIELD,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
May 2-lawlSw
BY tho President OF the United States.
IN pursuance Of law, ! MILLARD FILLMORE,
I 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:
Attic 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 ,csst 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 sec
ton three in township eleven and of fractional
tions three ten, eleven, fourteen. fifteen, twenty
two, twenty three, twenty-sx, twenty seven, thr-
ty-four, and thirty-h in township twelve, of
range five.
Sections eight, nine; the west half. the wcst half
Of the northeast quarter and west half of the south
east quarter of ten and sections fftecn 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.
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 aud tvest Of the fourth principal
meridian.
Islands numbered one and two in township twcn-
ty- y-eigbt, OF range one.
Wilson island, in the Mississippi river, in
tions thirty five and thirty six, in township cigh-
teen, of range two.
Part of island A, and islands b. C, d, L, F, G, H.
and l. in the Mississippi river, in township seven
teen, Of range three.
- nF tcIa aud nnd ~
G. in the Mississippi river, in township seventeen,
Of range four.
All the land, together with an Island in the Mis-
sissppi 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 A and Is, and an
island in sections thirty five and thirty-s 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
ty eight, twenty nine thirtytwo, and thirty three,
In township fifteen; and fractional section fourteen
Except lot sevcn,) and fractions on an island OF
sections fourteen, twenty-five, (except lot twoD
twenty seven, (except lots three, hive, and six,)
and thirty four (exccpt lots hreeand four,) all in
the Mississippi river, in township sixteen, OF range
six.
North of the base line and east Of the fourth principal
meridian.
.
eighteen, in township seventeen, of range one.
Sections eighteen to tbirty-six inclusive, in town
ship twenty seven, Of range four.
North ofthe 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 OF
range two.
tha ola da nf Ar, AT
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 toect Of the third principal
meridian.
| The southwest quarter and the west half and
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
quarter of eight the northeast quarter OF
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 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 half 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 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 hns and east Of the third principal
| meridian.
The westcrnmost tiers Of sections numbered six.
seven, eighteen, nineteen, thirty and thirty one, in
each of the townships nty-six, twenty seven
| and twenty eight, of range seven.
| At the Land Office at CHICAGO o, on Monday, the
sixth day Of October next for the disposal pub
lie lands OF small island in the Illinois river, in
| ton thirty-two, in township thirty four, north oi
range eight east of the third principal meridian.
Fractional sections thirteen, fourteen, and twenty
/ three, north of Lake Kaamck and the old Indian
| boundary line in township thirty seven north oil
range fourteen east of the third principal meridian
the first day of September next, for the disposal OF
| the public lands 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 ovcrilowed lands made unfit thereby for cult-
vation," If any, which shall be selected by the
State authorities before the days appointed for the
commencement of the pnblc sales respectively,
under the entitled can act to enable the State of
| Arkansas and other States to reclaim the swamp
land within their limits,' approved September 2S
i
And no locations for land bounties heretofore
granted by any law of Congress for military SER
vices rendered TO the United States, tci be permit
ted any Of she abope mentioned lands as provided
by the act entitled "An act making nppropria-
tions for the civil and diplomatic expenses of Gov
ernment.'' &C., approved Sd March, 1861.
The offering of the lands will be commenced
on the days appointed, and proceed in tho 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 Domini
one thousand eight hundred and fitty-one.
BY the President:
j. BurTERrfELp,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
NOTICE TO -EMPTION CLAIMANTS.
Every peraon entitled To the right of Df0 -ouu1f,-