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make payment therefor a. soon az pr0cttc0Ote UteT
seeing this noifce, and before the day appointed Tor
the commencement of the public sale Of the lands
embracing the tract claimed, otherwise such
claim will be forfeited.
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
May 2-lawl3w
ny the President OF tho United States.
N pursuance of law, I 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 ofILLINOIS, at the periods hereinafter
Atthe Land Office at QUINCY, commencing on
Monday the fourth day of August tnext. 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 ,vsst Of The fourth principal
meridian.
All the lands, together with the islands and parts
of Islands in the Mississippi river lying west of the
cast bank Of slough, being parts OF fractional sec
hon three in township eleven, and of fractional sec
tions three ten, eleven, fourteen. fifteen, twenty
ty-four. and thirty-fve, in township twelve, of
range five
Sections eight. ninc 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 mine.
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
of the public lands situated in the following named
sections and parts Of sections. viz:
North Of the base line and ioest Of the fourth principal
meridian.
Islands numbered one and two in township twen-
Wilson island, in the Mississippi river, in Sec
tions thirtyfve and thirty six, in township cigh-
teen, of range two.
Part Of island A. and islands B, C, 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, E, +, and
g. in the Mississippi river, in township seventeen,
All the land, together with an island in the Mis-
sssppi river, lying east of slough, being parts Of
fractional sections five, (souh of Edwards river,)
island in sections twenty and thirty four in
township thirteen; and islands and Il, 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 sections three twenty one, twen-
tyeght, twenty nine, thirty y-two, and thirty three
IN township fifteen; and fractional section fourteen
(cxcept lot seven,) and fractions on an island Of
sections fourteen, twenty-five, Except lot two,)
twenty seven, Except lots three, five, and sx,)
and thirty four, Except lots three and four) all in
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 ,csst Of the third principal
meridian
The southwest quarter and the west half and
southeast of tho southeast quarter Of section three
the cast 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 nnc
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
cast 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 thry 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 wcsternmost 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 on small islam in the Illinois river, in
tion thirtytwo, in township thirty four, north of
range eight cast Of the third principal meridian.
Fractional sections thirteen, fourteen, and twenty
three, north of Lake Kalamck and the old Indian
boundary line in township thirty seven, north Of
range fourteen cast of the third principal meridian.
Atthe Land Oficc at SPRING 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 overfowed 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 An act to enable the State Of
Arkansas and other States TO reclaim the swamp
land within their limits" approved September 2S,
$780, tpiu 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, sci be permit
ted ON any Of the ADORE mentioned ands provided
by the act entitled can act making appropria-
tions for the civil and diplomatic expenses of Gov
ernmcnt," &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 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
| 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 fifty one.
MILLARD FILLMORE.
j. BUrTKRriELp,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.