The republic., 1851-06-13

embracing the tract claimed, otherwise such
J. BUTTERFIELD.
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
May 2-lawl3w
BY the President OF the United States.
IN pursuance of law, / MILLARD 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 ILLINOIS, ut the periods hereinafter
designated, to wit:
Atthe Land Office at QUINCY, commencing on
Monday the fourth day Of August next, 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 ,Osst Of the fourth principal
meridian.
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 frac tonal sec
ton three in township eleven, and of fractional
tions three ten, eleven, fourteen. fifteen, twenty
ty -four, and thirty five, in township twelve, of
range five.
Sections eight. nine; the west half, the weat half
Of the northeast quarter and west half OF the south
east quarter of ten and sections ffteen 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.
Al 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 line and ,cet of the fourth principal
meTididn.
Islands numbered one and two in township TWEEN
ty-eght, of range one.
Wilson island, in the Mississippi river, in Sec
tons thirty five and thirty six, in township eigh-
teen, Of range two.
Part of island A, and islands B. c, d, E.F. G, II,
and ], in the Mississippi river, in township seven
teen, of range three
Part of island A, and islands b, C. D. E, F. and
G. in the Mississippi river, in township seventeen
of range four.
All the land, together with island in the Mis-
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
island in sections twenty and thirty four, in
township thirteen; and islands and b, 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 twen
ty eight, twenty nine, thirty and thirty three,
IN township fifteen; and fractional section fourteen
Except lot seven,) and fractions Island Of
sections fourteen, twenty two, Except lot two,)
twenty seven, (exccpt 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
III,
Sections eighteen to thirty six inclusive, 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.
AT the Land 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 sections and parts of sections to wit:
North of the base line and icest Of the third principal
meridian.
| The southwest quarter and the west half and
southeast of the southeast quarter OF section tnree
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 hall
of twenty nine; the east half and southwest quar-
of the southeast quarter Of thrty 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 range 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 aud east of the third principal
meridian.
| The westernmost 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 small island in the Illinois river, in
tion thirty 1.-TWO, in township thirty four, north Of
range eight cast Of the third principal meridian.
Fractional sections thirteen, fourteen, and twenty
I three north of Lake kalamck and the old Indian
! boundary line In township thirty seven. north OF
range fourteen OF the third principal meridian
| At the Land Office at tSPRING FIELD, on Monday
the first day of September next r the disposal Of
the public lands on "a 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 ovcrilowed lands made unfit thereby for cuiii-
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 act to enable the State Of
| Arkansas and other States to reclaim the swamp
land within their limits" approved September 2S,
| 1850, tciu be erciuded from the safes.
And no locations for land bounties heretofore
| granted by any law Of Congress for military ser
vices rendered to the United States ,uii be permit
ted any Of the above mentioned lands as provided
| by the act entitled "An act making appropria- a
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,
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
| two weeks.
| Given under my hand at the city of Washing
ton, this twenty eighth day of April, Ammo Domni
one thousand eight hundred and ffty-on
BY the President;
| MILLARD FILLMORE.
| j. BurTEprIELp,
| Commissioner Of the General Land Office.