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make payment Therefor d. soon % practicable alta
seeing this notice. and before the day appointed for
the commencement Of the public sale Of the Iands
embracing the tract claimed, otherwise such
''N'''' - J. BUTTERFIELD.
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
May 2--iawlSw
BY tho President Of the United states.
I N pursuance of law, I IMILLARD 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 Ofices in
the State ofILLINOIS, 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 and tcssf 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 frnc tiona
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 Ave, in township twelve, Of
range five.
Sections eight. nine; the west hall, the west half
of the northeast quarter and wes half Of the south
east quarter of ten, and sections fifteen, seventeen
twenty, twenty. one, twenty-five, twenty mine,
and thirty two, Except the northeast quarter Of
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 6ase|ine and tyesf Of the fourth principal
meridian.
Islands numbered one and two in township TWEEN
ty-eight, OF range one.
wilson island, in the Mississippi river. in
tions thirty and thirty six, in township eigh-
teen, of range two.
Part Of island A. and islands B, C, D, Eff, G, II,
and l. in the Mississippi river. in township seven
teen, of range three.
Part of island A, and islands b, c, d, E, r, and
G., in the Mississippi river, In township seventeen
All he land, together with an island in the Mis-
sissippi river, lying east of slough being parts OF
fractional sections five, (south OF Edwards riverD
eight, nine, ten, fifteen, and twenty two, and an
island in sections twenty and thirty four, in
township thirteen; and islands and h, 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 twcn
eight, twenty nine, thirty two. and thirty three,
IN township fifteen; and fractional section fourteen
(except lot seven,) and fractions on an island Of
sections fourteen, twenty two, Except lot two.)
twenty seven, Except lots three, hive, and six,)
and thirty four, (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
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 six, Of range one.
Three small islands in Rock river in sections
thirty and thirty-two, in township forty. six, Of
range two.
AT the Land Office at EDwARDSvILLE, COM
mencing on Monday, the eleventh day of August
next, Tor the disposal Of the public lands in the fol-
lowing named sections and parts of sections to witt
North Of the base line and ,oest Of the third principal
meridian.
The southwest quatter 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-.
Of four; the southwest quarter the wcst half Of
the northeast quarter and west half of the south
east quarter of eight; the northeast quarter Of Mines
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 twenty one; the west half and north
northwest 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 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 wit;
North of the base line and east Of the third principal
meridian.
The westernmost 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 October next for the disposal the pub
lie lands small island in the Illinois river, in
tion thrty.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 SIP RING FIELD ,on Monday,
the first day of September next, for the disposal Of
the public lands a 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 'thosc swamp
and overflowed lands made unfit thereby for crlti-
vaton,' If any, which shall be selected by tho
State authorities before the DAYS appointed tor the
commencement Of the public sales respectively,
under the act entitled can act to enable the State Of
Arkansas and otheDStates to reclaim the 'swamp
land' within their limits, approved September Is,
1850, mill 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, iciH be permit
ted any Of the aboue mentioned lands, 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
despatch, until the whole shall have been offered,
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 ghth day Of April, Ammo Domini
one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one
BY the President:
MILLARD FILLMORE.
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