The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-06-27

ny the President ofths United States.
TN pursuance of law, I, WILLARD FILLMORE,
4 President of the United States Of America, do
hereby declare and make known that public sale
will BE held at the land Office at SALTWATER.
in the Territory Of Minnesota, commencing ON
Monday. the eighteenth day Of August -. next =,
lowing named townships and fractional townships,
10 wit:
North Of the base Ene and oesf of the 4th 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. the right bank of the
81. Croix river, OF range nineteen.
Fractional townships twenty six, twenty seven,
and twenty eight, on the right bank of the Lake
st. Croix; townships thirty three, thirty -four, and
thirty five, and fractional township thirty-six, on
the right bank of the st. Croix river, OF range
twenty.
Townships thirty-three, thirty four, thirty five,
and thirty six, Of range twenty one.
Fractional townships thirty-one and thirty two,
the left bank Of the Mississippi river, Of range
Fractional townships thirty and thirty three,
the left bank of the Mississippi river, OF range
twenty six.
ON the left bank of the Mississippi river, of range
Fractional townships thirty two and thirty three,
the left bank Of the Mississippi river, OF range
twenty eight.
Fractional townships thirty three and thirty
four, the left bank of the Mississippi river, Of
range twenty mine.
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
thirty 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 sales, and no locations for land bounties
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 can act
making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic
expenses of Government" Sc, 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
United until after the expiration of the two weeks
Given under my hand this six tn day Of May, An
no Domini one thousand eight hundred and fifty
one. WILLARD FILLMORE.
BY the President:
]. BurTERFIELD,
Commissioner of the General Land Office
NOTICE TO PRE- EMPTION CLAIMANTS,
dnd to leases, occupants, and permttess Of Nine
raj Lands.
Every person entitled to the right ofpre emption
TO any of the lands within the townships and frac-
tional townships above enumerated, is required tc
establish the to the satisfaction Of the register
and receiver at SALTWATER, 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 an additional Land Dis
trct in the Territory of Wisconsin, and for other
purposes" approved Sd March, lS47, iessees,
cpdnts pemittses, to enter to the extent of their
leases, 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 tn 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 ST. % per
acre, or If covering more than one full section, en-
titled "on the surrender of such lease or permit at
tho proper land Office, to purchase, if he shall elect
to do 90, full section, at the rate Of So SO per
acre, required TO establish the to the salts
faction of the register and receiver at SALTWATER
and make payment therefor 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.
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