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seeing this notice, and before the day appointed for
the commencement Of the public sale Of the lands
embracing the tract claimed, otherwise such
'N M = J. BUTTERFIELD.
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
May 2-lawl3w
ny the President OF the United States.
TN pursuance of law, I WILLARD FILLMORE,
4 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 ofILLINOIS, at the periods hereinafter
designated, to wit:
Monday, the fourth day of Augustnext, 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 tgsst Of the fourth principal
sneridian.
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
ton three in township eleven, and of fractional sec
two twenty three twenty ak, twenty seven, thir-
ty- four, and thirty five, 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 ifeen seventeen,
twenty, twenty twenty two, 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 PUBIC lands situated III the IoiOWlng named
sections and parts of sections, viz:
North Of l base Inns and ,cest Of the fourth principal
| meridian.
Islands numbered one and two in township twen-
| ty- eight, OF range one.
| Wilson island, in the Mississippi river, in
tons thirtyfv and thirty six, in township cigh-
\ teen, of range two.
Part of island A. and islands D, C, D, f. F. G, II.
and in the Mississippi river, in township seven
Part of island A, and islands B, C, d, E, F, and
G. in the Mississippi river, in township seventeen,
| of range four.
sisspp river, lying east of slough, being parts Of
fractional sections five, (south of Edwards river,)
eight, nine, ten, fifteen, and twenty two, and an
township thirteen; and slands A and &, 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 one wen-
ty eight twenty nine, thirty-two. and thrty-hree,
| (except lot seven,) and fractions 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
/
| Sections eighteen to thirtys inclusive, in town
ship twenty seven, of range four.
North of the base line aud 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.
mencing 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 scss Of the third principal
| meridian.
/ The southwest quarter and the 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 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 two; 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 east half and northwest quarter of
| the northwest quarter Of thirty two; in township
twelve, of rdnge 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 email island in the Illinois river in scc-
ton hrty-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 cast of the third principal meridian
| AT the Land Office at SPRING FlELD, ,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 overhowed 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 enable the State of
Arkansas and other States to reclaim the swamp
land within their limits" approved September Is,
1850, mill be excluded from the sales.
And no locations for land bountics heretofore
| granted by any law OF Congress for military
vices rendered to the United States, tcH be permit
ted on any Of the aboUe mentioned lands provided
| by the act entitled 'An 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
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,
| bx 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 Domini
one thousand eight hundred and ffty-one.
By the President
MILLARD FILLMORE