The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-05-21

the commencement of the public sale of the land
embracing the tract claimed, otherwise sucl
| ]. BUTTERFIELD.
| Commissioner of the General Land Office
May 2-lawl3w
| BY tho President OF tho United States.
! IN pursuance of law, WILLARD FILLMORE
i President Of the United SAtes Of America, dc
hereby make known and declare, that public sales
will be held at the undermentioncd Land Offices in
the State Of ILLINOIS, at the periods hereinafter
designated, to wit:
I Atthe 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 witt
North Of the base line and ,osst 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
tion 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, oi
range five.
Sections eight. nine; the west half, the west hall
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 quartcr,) in township two, Of range
nine.
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 ,cest Of the fourth principal
meridian.
Islands numbered one and two in township twen-
ty-eght, OF range one.
Wilson'S island, in the Mississippi river, in Sec
tons thirty-five and thirty-six, in township eigh
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, c, D, f, F, and
G. in the Mississippi river in township seventeen,
of range four.
All the land, together with an island in the Mis-
sisspp river lying east of slough, being parts of
eight, nine, ten, fifteen, and twenty two, and an
island in sections twenty seven and thirty -four, in
township thirteen; and islands A and b, and an
island in sections thirty five and thirty-six, in the
Mississippi river, in township seventeen, of range
Eve.
An island and parts of islands, in sections five
and eight, in township fourteen; the islands and
parts OF islands in sections three, twenty twen
ty eight twenty nine, thirty-two and thirty three
IN township iteen and fractional section fourteen
Except lot seven,) and fractions on an island Of
sections fourteen, twenty-five, 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 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
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 wit:
North of the base line and of the third principal
meridian.
The southwest quarter and the west half and
southeast Of the southeast quarter Of section thrce
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 nne
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 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 westcrnmost tiers of sections numbered six.
seven eighteen, nineteen thirty and thirty one in
each of the townships twenty six, twenty seven,
and twenty eight of range seven.
At the Land Office at CHICAGO, on Monday, the
sixth day of October next for the disposal pub
lie lands small island in the Illinois river in Sec
tion thirty two, 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
At the Land Office at SP RING FIELD, on Monday,
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 overflowed lands made unfit thereby for cuti-
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 IS,
1850, tciH be excluded 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, sciu le permit
ted any Of the abope mentioned lands, asprovided
by the act entitled IAN act making appropria-
tions for the civil and diplomatic expenses of Gov
ernment," &C., approved Sd March, 1851
The offering Of the lands will be commenced
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 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 Domni
one thousand eight hundred and ffty-o
BY the President;
MILLARD FILLMORE.
j. BuTTERFIELD,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.