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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 lane and tDeSt 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
tions thirty five and thirty-six in township egh-
Part Of island A, and islands b, c, d, Z, f, q, II,
and J. in the Mississippi river, in township seven
teen, of range three
Part of island A., and islands Il, Z, ID, +, 4, 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
fractional sections five, (south of Edwards river)
eight, nine, ten, fifteen, and twenty two, and an
island in sections twenty seven and thirty four in
township thirteen; and islands A and h, and an
island in sections thirty five and thirty-sx 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
eight, twenty nine thirty-two, and thirty three
In township fifteen; and fractional section fourteen
(except lot seven,) and fractions 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
AZ the kAnd Office at EDWARDSvILLE, COM
mencng on Monday, the eleventh day of August
next, for the disposal of the public lands in the fol-
lowing named seconsa and parts OF sections, to wit
North Of the base line and tcest of the third principal
meridian.
! The southwest quarter and the west half and
southeast of the 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 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 ffteeu;
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 twentytwo 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
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 westernmost tiers of sections numbered six,
seyen eighteen, nineteen, thirty and thirty 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 of the pub
lie lands email island in the Illinois river, in
ton 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 i'll township thirty seven, north of
range fourteen east of the third principal meridian.
| At the Land Office eatSPRINGFIELD, at ,on Monday,
tho 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 An act TO enable the State of
| Arkansas and other States to reclaim the Swamp
land within their limits approved September 2S,
1850, tuiH be excluded from the sales.
| And no locations for land bountcs heretofore
granted by any law of Congress for military SER
Wees rendered to the United States, ,oiH be permit
ted on, any Of the aboUe mentioned lands, provided
by the act entitled can act making appropria-
tions for the civil and diplomatic expenses of Gov
ernment," Sc, 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
will be admitted until after the expiration of the
I 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.
BY the President:
WILLARD FILLMORE
| J. BUTTERFIELD,
Commissioners of the General Land Office