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make payment therefor as soon practicable after
SEEING notice, and before the day appointed for
the commencement Of the public sale of the lands
embracing the tract claimed, otherwise such
= J. BUTTERFIELp.
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
May 2-lawl3w
by the President OF the United States.
N pursuance of law, WILLARD FILLMORE,
i 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, at 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 witt
North of the base line aud ipest Of the fourth principal
meridian.
All the lands, together with the islands and parts
of islands in the Mississippi river, lying west of the
ton three in township eleven, and Of fractional Sec
tions three ten, eleven, fourteen. fifteen, twenty
two twenty three, twenty six, twenty seven, thir-
ty-four, and thirty five, in township twelve, of
range five.
Sections eight, nine; the west half, the west half
of the northeast quarter and half Of the south
east quarter of ten, and sections ffteen seventeen
twenty, twenty one, Twenty-Five, twenty nine,
and thirty-two (cxcept the northeast quarter Of
the southeast quarterly in township two, OF range
nine.
At 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 tcesf Of the fourth principal
meridian.
Islands numbered one and two in township twen-
ty-eight, OF range one.
Wilson'S island, in the Mississippi river, in
tions thirty five and thirty six, in township egh
teen, of range two.
Part Of island A. and islands b, C, D, f, F. G, II,
and l. in the Mississippi river, in township seven
Part of island A, and islands b, G, D, E. F, and
G.. in the Mississippi river, in township seventeen,
of range four.
All the land together with an island in the Mis-
sissppi river, lying east of slough, being parts of
fractional sections five, (south of Edwards river)
eight, nine, ten, fifteen and twenty-five, and an
island in sections twenty-seven and thirty four, in
township thirteen; and islands A and Is, 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 one TWEEN
ty-eight twenty nine, thirytwo. and thirty three,
township ffteen and fractional section fourteen
Except lot seven,) and fractions on an island OF
sections fourteen, enty-two, Except lot two,)
twenty seven, Except lots three, five, and six,)
and thirty fur, Except lots three and our.) all in
the Mississippi river, in township sixteen, Of range
six.
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meridian.
An island in Rock river in sections seventeen and
eighteen, in township seventeen, of range one.
Sections eighteen to thirty six inclusive, in town.
ship twenty seven, of range four.
North of the base line and east of the third principal
meridian.
An island in Rock river in section twelve, in
township forty Of range one.
Three small islands in Rock river in sections
thirty and thirty y-two, in township forty six, Of
range two.
At the Land Office at EDWARDSvILLE, com
mencihg 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 witt
North Of the base line and ,cest Of the third principal
meridian.
The southwest quarter and the west half and
southeast of the southeast quarter OF section hree
the east half Of the southwest quarter and the east
half and soutUwest 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 cast 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 half
Of twenty nine; the east half and southwest quar-
the southeast thirty; the northeast
quarter of thirty one; the south half and northeast
quarter, and the 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 witt
North of the base line and east of the third principal
meridian.
The westernmost tiers of sections numbered six,
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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 of he pub
lie lands small island in the Illinois river in
ton thirtytwo, in township thirty four, north of
| range eight east of the third principal meridian.
Fractional sections thirteen, fourteen, and twenty
three, north of Lake kalanick and the old Indian
boundary line In township thirty. seven, north of
range fourteen east of the third principal meridian
At the Land Office at tSPRING FIELD ,on Monday.
the first day OF September next. for the disposal Of
the public lands on 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 overlooked lands made unfit thereby for culti-
vation," if any, which shall be selected by the
State authorities before the days appointed for the
CONNIE ncement of the public sales respectively,
under the entitled An act to enable the State of
Arkansas and other States to reclaim the swamp
land within their limits" approved September 2S,
1850, tciH be excluded from the sales.
And no locations for land bountics heretofore
granted by any law of Congress for military SER
vices rendered to the United States ,ci be permit
ted any Of The abope mentioned lands as provided
by the act entitled "An act making appropria-
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
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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 fifty-onc.
BY the President:
MILLARD FILLMORE.
J. BurTERriELD,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
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