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J. BUTrERFIELD.
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
May 2-lawl3w
By tho President Of the United states.
TN pursuance of law, / NfiLtARD FILLMORE,
j President Of the United States OF America, do
hereby make known and declare, that public sales
will be held at the undermentioned Land Offices in
the State Of ILLINOIS, at the periods hereinafter
designated, to wit:
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 aud iossf Of the fourth principal
meridian.
All the lands, together with the islands md parts
Of islands in the Mississippi river, lying west Of the
ton three in township eleven and of fractional
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 west half Of the south
east quarter of ten, and sections fifteen. seventeen
twenty, twenty one, twenty-five, twenty nine,
and thirty two, Except the northeast quarter Of
the southeast quarterly in township two, Of range
nine
Al the Land Office at DIXON, commencing
Monday the sixth day of October next for the sale
sections and parts of sections, viz:
North Of the base line and soest of the -four principal
meridian.
Islands numbered one and two in township twen-
ty- eight, OF range one
wilson island, in the Mississippi river in
tions thirty FIVE and thirty six, in township eigh-
teen, Of range two.
Part Of island A. and islands B. C, d, Eff. G, II,
andI, in the Mississippi river, In township seven
teen, of range three.
Part OF island A, and islands b, c, d, +, =, and
G. in the Mississippi river, in township seventeen,
of range four.
All the land, together with an island in the Miz
sissippi river, lying east Of slough, being parts Of
fractional sections i've (south OF Edwards ryer,)
eight, nine ten, fifteen, and twenty two, and nm
island in sections twenty seven and thirty in
township thirteen; and islands A and b, and an
island in sections thirty five and thirty six in tho
Mississippi river, in township seventeen, Of range
i've.
An island and parts OF islands, in sections five
and eight in township fourteen; the islands and
parts Of islands in sections three, ones twcn
y eight, twenty nine, thirty-two and thirty three
IN township fifteen; and fractional section fourteen
Except lot seven,) and fractions on island Of
sections fourteen, twenty two, Except lot two,)
twenty Except lots three, five, and six,)
and thirtyfour, (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
eighteen, in township seventeen, of range one.
Sections eighteen to thirty six inclusive. in town
chip twenty seven, Of range four.
North of The 6dsc line and east of tie 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 iorty-six, Of
range two.
AZ the Land Office at EDwARDSvILIE, COM
mencing on Monday, the eleventh day Of August
next for the disposal Of the public lands in the fol-
lowing nafcd sectionsa and parts of sections to wit:
North Of the base line and ,resf Of the third principal
meridian.
The southwest quarter and the west flnlf and
southeast of the southeast quarter OF section three
the east half Of the southwest quarter and the cast
half and southwest quarter Of the southeast quar-
Of four; tho southwest quarter tho west hall o
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 wcst
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 twcnty-one; the west half and north
east quarter of twenty.tw the north half Of the
northwcet Quarter Of twenty eight; the south half
of twenty nine; the east half and southwest quar-
ter Of the southeast quarter OF thirty; the northeast
quarter of thirty one; the south hall 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
tho disposal of the public lands within the follow
ing named sections, to wit:
North of the base linz and east Of the third principal
meridian
The westcrnmost 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.
Al 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
ton thirty two, in township thirty four, north OF
range eight east Of the third principal meridian.
Fractional sections thirteen, fourteen. and twenty
three, north of Lake Kalamick 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 SPRING FIELD, on Monday,
the first day Of September next for the disposal Of
the public lands on n 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 overilowed lands made unfit thereby for cult-
vation,' il any, which shall be selecte6. 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, ,ciH be erciudsd from Inc sales.
And no locations for land bounties heretofore
granted by any law Of Congress for military
vices rendered to the United Statcs, sg be permit
ted on any Of the abope mentioned lands. provided
by the act entitled IAN act making appropria-
tions for the civil and diplomatic expenses Of Gov
ernmcnt," &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
th,x hall
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 Domini
one thousand eight hundred and fifty -onc.
BY the President;
MlLLARD FILLMORE.
J. BurrERrIELp,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
NOTICE TO PRE-EMPTION CLAIMANTS.
Every person entitled to the right Of pre- emp
ton to any of the lands within the 10 wpshps and