The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-08-01

8v t..s fresideut OF tho United States.
IN pursuance of law, i, WILLARD FILLMORE,
4 President Of the United States OF America, do
hereby declare and make known that public sale
will bc helG al the land office at STfLLW ATEh,
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,
20 wit:
NORTH Of the base line and tcest Of The 4h principal
meridian.
Fractional township thirty -four on 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 oil the
ST. Croix river, OF range nineteen.
Fractional townships twenty six, twenty seven,
and twenty eight, on the right bank of the Lake
St. Crox; townships thirty three, thirty -iour anu
the right bank of the St. Croix river, oil range
twenty.
Townships tbirty-rhree, thirty four, thirty five
and thirty ak, of range twenty-one
Fractional townships thirty and thirty TWO,
on the left bank of the Mississippi river OF range
Fractional townships thirty two and thirty three,
on the left bank Of the Mississippi river, OF range
twenty-six
Fractional townships thirty two and thirty three,
on the left bank of the Mississippi river, Of range
twenty-seven.
FRACTIONAL townships thirty-threc and thirty
four, the left bank Of the Mississippi river, oil
range twenty nine.
Fractional townships thirty four and thirty FIVE,
the left bank of the Mississippi river, oil range
thirty.
Fractional townships thirty FIVE. thirty. six, and
thirrY-scven, the LEFT bank OF the ssipPr
river, of range thirty one.
Land appropriated by law for the use of schools,
military, and other purposes, VIII be excluded
fron the sales, and no locations for land bounues
heretofore granted by any law of Congress, for
military services rendered TO the United States
will be permitted any of the above mentioned
lands, as provided by the act entitled IAN act
making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic
expenses IT 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 are 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
united until after the expiration of the two weeks
Given under my hand this sixth day OF May, An
no Domini one thousand eight hundred and nifty
one. WILLARD FILLMORE.
BY the President
j. BUrTERFIELD,
Commissioner of the General Land Office
NOTICE TO PRE- EMPTI0N CLAIMANTS,
dad TO lessees, occupants, and permiffees OF Nine
raj Lands
Every person entitled to the right ofpre emption
TO any of the lands within the townships and frac-
tionai townships above enumerated, is required to
establish the game to the satisfaction Of the register
and receiver at SALTWATER, and make payment
therefor as soon 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 an additional Land Dis
trict in the Territory of Wisconsin, and for other
PURPOSES approved Sd March, lS47, as lessees,
cupas or permtees to 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 90 An
act to reduce the minimum price of the mineral
lands in the Lake Superior District in Michigan,
and the Chippewa District in Wisconsin, APP
proved Goth September 1850, :" to enter the land
covered by their leases, occupancy, and permits,
respectively" at the minimum price of 81 25 per
acre or if covering more than one full section
titled on the surrender of such lease or permit at
the proper land office, purchase, if he shall elect
TO do co. one full section, at the rate of So so per
acre. is required to establish the to the salts
faction of the register and receiver at SALTWATER
and make payment therefor as coon 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.
j. BUTTERFIELD,
Commissioner of the General Land Office
May l3--lawl3w