Southern shield., 1851-07-26
By the President of the United States.
M N pursuance of law, I, WILLARD FILL A MORE. President of the United States of

 MN pursuance of law, I, WILLARD FILL -A MORE, President of the United States of America do hereby declare and make known that public sales will be held the undermentioned Land Offices in the Stde of MISSOURI at the periods here inafer designat,d, to wit;
 At the Land Office at JACKSON, commencing on Monday the first day of September next for the dspo- sal of the pdbilc lands situated within the following named townships VIZ;
 North of the baSe line and U'e8t of he ffh
 principal Meridian.
 Townships twenty-seven, twenty-eght and twenty nine, on and near Current river, of range three.
 Townships twenty seven, twenty-eight and twenty nine, on and near Current river, of range four. Township twetyoight on q branch of Current river, of range five.
 Townships twenty three, twenty-four twenty-eght and twenty-nine of range eight.
 Townships twenty-three, twenty-tour, twenty eight and twenty nine, of range nine.
 Fractional townships tweny-one and townships twentytwo, twenty three twenty four, twenty-five and twenty y-siX, of range ten.
 At the SAME PLACE, commencing on Monday the fi'eenth day cf September next for the disposal of the public lands within the following named townships and parts of townships, viz:
 NOnh 0f the 6aSe Hne and East of the ffh
 principal Meridian.
 Township tWeny-two, of range two.
 Fractional townships twenty-oue and twenty-two, and township twenty five, of range three
 Township twentytwo, of range four.
 Townships twenty-two and twenty-hree, of range five.
 Fractional township sixteen, and townships twenty two. twenty-threa twenty four, twenty-five, twenty six and twenty-seven, of range six
 Fractional townships sixteen and seventeen, and township twcnty-two, of range seven
 Fractional townships sixteen seyenteen eighteen and tweuty-one townships twenty-two and twenty three; and sections three ten inclusive seventeen to twenty one inclusive, and twenty to thlrtytwo inclusive, in township twenty SIX of range eight.
 Township (eXCept fractional sections thirtV- thirty-sx inclusive) fractional township twenty and Gactona township twentyone Lexcep sections one twelve thirteen, twenyhgee, twenty four, twenty-five twentysX, twenty yseven thirty four, thirtyfye, and thlrty-slx of range n!ne
 The northwest fraction of section six, in township nineteen, and fractional township twenty of range ten Sections to twelve, inclusive, the north half of thirteen fourteen O tWentyOne inclusive, and twenty eight thrtyhree inclusive, in township eighteen; sections three inclusive in township nineteen; and sections thirteen fourteen the south half of tWentY-two twenty three to and thirty thirty six, inclusive in township twenty of range twelve The part east of Little River Overflow, of township twenty-three, of range thirteen.
 Section six except the northeast quarter) and sec tions seven eighteen, nneteen thirty and thirtyone east of Little RFer Overflow" in township twenty four, of range fourteen
 At the Land Oidce at SPRINGFIELD, commencing Monday the eighteenth day of August next, for the disposal of the public lands situated within the follow ing named fractional townships, to wit; North 0f the base line and Vest 0f the fffh
 principal Meridian.
 Township twentytwo, of range twenty-tWo
 Township twenty-two, off range twenty three. Fractions of sections twenty five thrty-one thirty two thiry-hree, thirty four, thIrtyve and thrtysx south the Old State Lne in township twenty one ot range twenty-eight.
 Fractional township twenty yone, ad Jacanto the State Line, of ranges twenty-seven, twenty-mne, thirty thirt u-one, thirt ytsse thirty three Lands appropriated by law for the use of schools military and other purposes, together with those swamp and overfowcd lands made unfit thereby for cultivation if any, which shall be selected by the State auf critics before the days appointed for the com mencement of the public sales respectively under the Act entitled "An act to enable the State Of Arkansas and other States to reclaim the swamp lands within their limits" approved September 18th, l05O WILL BE EXCLUDED FROM THE SALES And no locations for lana bountes 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 entitled, An act maxi ng uppro priatons for the civil and diplomatic expenses ot GoV ernment" &c. approved Sd March, 1S5l.
 The offering of the above mentioned lands Will be commenced on the days appointed aLd will proceed Tn the order in which they are advertised with all conven tent dispatch until the whole shall have been offered and the sales thus cosed but sale shall be kept open longer than weeks, and no private entry o any ot the lands will be admitted until after the expiration of two weeks.
 Given under my hand at the City of Washington, this sixth day of May, Anno Domlm one thousand eight hundred and fifty one. WILLARD FILLMORE By the President;
 J. BUTTERFIELD,
 C,on,nnissioner of the General I and Office