The republic., 1851-07-07
~, President OF the United States.

Nv tho President OF the United States.
TN pursuance of Law, !, MILLARD FILLMORE,
i President of the United States OF America, do
hereby declare and make known that public sale
will be held al the land office at SALTWATER,
in the Territory of Minnesota, commencing on
Monday, the eighteenth day of August next,
for the disposal of the public lands within the fol-
lowing named townships and fractional townships,
to wit:
North Of the base line and psst Of the 9Th priIcipG!
Meridian.
Fractional township thirty -four the right
bank of the St Croix river, of range eighteen
Fractional townships thirty three, thirty four
thirty five, and thirty six on the right bank OF the
St. Croix river, Of range nineteen.
Fractional townships twenty-s six, twenty seven,
and twenty.eight, on the right bank Of the Lake
St CroiK; townships thirty three thirty -four, and
thirty FIVE, and fractional township thirty SIX on
the right bank of the St. Croi1 river, oI range
twenty.
Townships thirty three, thirty four, thirty hvc,
and thirty six, Of range twenty one.
Fractional townships thirty lone and thirty two,
on the left bank of the Mississippi river, OF range
twenty five.
Fractional townships thirty two and thirty three.
on the left bank of the Mississippi river, Of range
t~enty-six.
Fractional townships thirty two and thirty three,
the left bank of the Mississippi river OF range
twenty-seyen.
Fractional townships thirty two and thirty three,
on the left bank of the Mississippi river, OF range
twenty eight.
four, on the left bank of the Mississippi river, OF
range twenty nine.
Fractional townships thirty four and thirty five,
on the left bank Of the Mississippi river, OF range
thirty.
Fractional townships thirty five, thirty six and
thrty-seven, on the left bank of the Mississippi
river, of range thirty one.
Land appropriated by law for the use OF schools,
military, and other purposes, will be excluded
from the Gales, and no locations for land bountle5
heretofore granted by any law of Congress, for
military services rendered TO the United States,
will be permitted on any of the above mentioned
lands, as provided by the act entitled ''An act
making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic
expenses OF Government" &c, approved third
March, 1851.
The offering of the above mentioned lands will
be commenced on the day appointed, and will pro-
coed in the order in which they advertised with
all convenient despatch until the whole shall have
been offered, and the sale thus closed but the sale
shall not be kept open longer than two weeks, and
no private entry of any of the lands will be ad
mi,ted until after the expiration of the two weeks
Given under my hand this sixth day OF May, An
one. MILLARD FILLMORE.
BY the President
J. BUrTERFIELD,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
NOTICE TO PRE- EMPTION CLAIMANTS,
Ind TO Iessees, occupants and pernsiitess Of Nine
raj Lands.
Every person entitled to the right ofpre emption
OF the lands within the townships ana IraC-
tional townships above enumerated ID required to
establish the same the satisfaction of the register
and receiver at STILLwATER, and make payment
therefor practicable after seeing this notice,
and before the day appointed for the commence
ment of the public sale of the lands embracing the
tract claimed otherwise such claim will be for
feited. And
Every person having the right under the act en-
titled :. An act to create additional Land Dis
trict in the Territory of Wisconsin, and for other
purposes" approved Sd March, lS47, lessses, oc-
cupants or pertees, enter to the extent OF their
leases or permits any of the lands within the town
ships and fractional townships above enumerated,
and who are entitled under the act entitled " An
act to reduce the minimum price Of the mineral
lands in the Lake Superior District in Michigan,
and the Chippewa District in Wisconsin," ap-
proved Goth September, 1850, to enter the land
covered by their leases, occupancy, and permits,
respectively" at the minimum price OF 5 % per
acre, or if covering than full section,
titled on the surrender of such lease permit at
the proper land Office TO purchase if he shall elect
TO do go, one full section, at the rate OF So 90 per
acre. is required establish the same to the salts
faction of the register and receiver at SALTWATER
and make payment therefor as soon as practicable
after seeing this notice and before the day appointed
for the commencement of the public sale of the
lands embracing the tract claimed otherwise such
claim will be forfeited.
]. BUTTERFIELD,
Commissioner OF the General Land Office.
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