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sieiIIis notice, and before the day appointed for
Mc 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.
May 2-lawl3w
BY tho President OF the United States.
EN 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 fILLINOIS, 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 wit
North of the base line and ,csst 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 fractional sec
ton three in township eleven and of fractional sec
tons 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 1.-two, 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 ,oest Of the fourth principal
meridian.
Islands numbered one and two in township twen-
ty-eight, OF range one.
Wilson island, in the Mississippi river in Sec
tions thirty and thirty six, in township eigh
teen, of range two.
Part of island A. and islands B. C, d, E,F,G, H,
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,
All the land, together with an island in the Mis-
sissippi river, lying east of slough, being parts OF
fractional sections five, (eouth of Edwards river)
eight, nine, ten, fifteen, and twenty two, and an
island in sections twenty and thirty -four, in
township thirteen; and islands A and B, and IN
island in sections thirty five and thirtysix 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, thirtytwo, and thirty three
IN towpship fftcen and fractional section fourteen
(except lot seven,) and fractions on island Of
sections fourteen, twenty-five, Except lot two,)
twenty-seven, (except lots three, five, and six.)
and thirty four, (exccpt lots three and our,) all in
the Mississippi river in township sixteen of range
six.
North of the base line aud 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.
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 y-six, Of range one.
Three small islands in Rock river in sections
thirty and thirty two, in township forty six, of
range two.
Al 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 sections and parts of sections to wit:
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 thrce
the cast 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
quarter Of sevepteen 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-eigbt; the south hall
Of twenty Mines the east half and southwest quar-
quarter of thirty 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 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 lima and east of tie third principal
meridian. "
The westernmost tiers OF sections numbered six
n i'm
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 pub
lie lands small island in the Illinois river, in Sec
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 kaarnick and the old Indian
| boundary line in township thirty seven, north OF
range fourteen east OF the third principal meridian.
Atthe Land Office at SPRING 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 overlowed lands made unfit thereby for cult-
vatop,'' 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 An act TO enable the State of
Arkansas and other States TO reclaim the Swamp
land within their limits" approved September 2s,
1850, mil be erciuded from The sales.
And no locations for land bounties heretofore
granted by any law of Congress for military ser
vices rendered to the United States, tc be permit
ted any Of the abope mentioned lands, provided
by the act entitled can act making appropria-
tons for the civil and diplomatic expenses of Gov
ernment." &c, approved Sd Mach, 1851
The offering Of the lands 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.
ton, this twenty eighth day of April Ammo Domini
one thousand eight hundred and hfty-one
BY the President
MILLARD FILLMORE.