The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-06-02

the commencement Of the public sale OF the lands
embracing the tract claimed, otherwise such
J. BUTrERFIELD.
Commissioners of the General Land Oiiice,
May 2--lawlSw
BY tho President of tho United States.
T " pursuance of law, / MILLARD FILLMORE,
4 President Of the United States Of America, do
hereby make known and declare, that public GALES
will be held at the aforementioned Land Offices in
the State of ILLINOIS, at the periods hereinafter
designated, to wit:
Atthe Land Office at G UINCY, 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
merididn.
All the lands, together with the islands and parts
of islands in the Mississippi river, lying west of the
sast bank of slough being parts Of fractional sec
ton three in township eleven and of fractional Sec
tons three, ten, eleven, fourteen. fifteen, twenty
two. twenty three, twentysix, 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 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 toesf Of the fourth principal
meridian.
Islands numbered one and two in township twen-
ty eight, OF range one. fe.- ~
Wilson 3 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. G, II,
and /, in the Mississippi river in township seven
teen, of range three.
Dat Oft to,,d on1 onHa md
G., in the Mississippi river, in township seventeen,
of range four.
All the land, together with an island in the Mis-
sssppi 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 and thirty -four, in
township thirteen; and islands A and b, and al
island in sections thirtyfi 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 ono, twen
ty eight, twenty -nne thirtytwo. and thirty three,
township fifteen; and fractional section fourteen
Except lot seven,) and fractions on an island of
twenty seven, Except lots three, five, and sx,)
and thirty four, Except lots three and four) all in
the Mississippi river in township sixteon of range
six.
North Of the base line and east Of the fourth principal
yneridiGn
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 the base line and 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 y-six, Of
At the Land Office at EDWARDSvILLE, COM
mencing on Monday, the eleventh day of August
next for the disposal of the public lands in the fol-
lowing named parts of sections, to wit:
North of the base line and ,Dest Of the third principal
meridian.
The southwest quarter and the west half and
southeast of the southeast quarter Of section three;
the east 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
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 twcnty-one; the west half and north
east quarter Of y-two; the north half Of the
northwest quarter OF twenty eight; the south half
of twenty nine; the east half and southwest quar-
ter of the southeast quarter OF thty the northeast
quarter of thirty one the south half and
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 DANyILLE, 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 and east of the third principal
merididn.
The wesiernmost 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 email island in the Illinois river,
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 Kalanick and the old Indian
boundary line in TOWNSHIP ghirty seven. north of
range fourteen east Of the third principal meridian
At the Land Office at SPRING FIELD, on Monday,
the public lands 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 overilowcd lands made unfit thereby for culti
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, riH be excluded from The sales.
And no locations for land bounties heretofore
granted by any law Of Congress for military
vices rendered to the United States, ,ciH be permit
ted on any Of the abops mentioned lands as provided
by the act entitled can act making appropria-
tons for the civil and diplomatic expenses of Gov
crnmcnt," Sc, approved Sd March, 1851.
The offering of the ands will be commenced
the days appointed, and proceed in the order in
which they advertised, with all convenient
despatch, until the whole shall have been offered,
but no sale shall be kept open longer than two
weeks, and private entry of any of the lands
will be admitted until after the expiration of the
two wesks.
Given under my hand at the city of Washing
ton this twenty eighth day of April, Ammo Domini
one thousand eight hundred and iftyone.
BY the President
MILLARD FILLMORE.
J. BurTERFIELp,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
NOTICE TO PRE-E -EBIPTIoN CLAIMANTS.