The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-05-02

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BY the President OF the United States.
IN pursuance Of Law, / WILLARD FILLMORE,
4 President Of the United States Of America, do
hereby make known and declare, that public sales
will be held at the under tiosed Land Offices in
tho State Of ILLINOIS, at the periods hereinafter
designated, to wit
Attic 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 wesf Of The fourth principal
slcr 3 meridian.
All the lands, together with the islands and par
Of islands in the Mississippi river, lying Of the
east bank OF slough, being parts Of fractional
ton three in township eleven, and Of fractional
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 half of the south
twenty, twenty one, twenty-five, twenty mine,
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 toest Of The fourth principal
Islands numbered one and two in township TWEEN
Eight, OF range one.
wilson island, in she Mississippi river. in sec-
tons thirty five and thiEty six, in township eigh-
teen, OF range two.
Part of island A, and islands B, G, d, E. f, @, IL.
and ], in the Mississippi river, In township seven
teen, of range three. 5eas
Part Of island A, and Islands b, g, ID, L, +, and
9, In the mississippi river, in township seventeen,
Of range four.
All the land, together with an island in the Mis-
sssipPi river lying east of slough being parts Of
fractional sections i've (south Of Edwards river
eight, nine, ten, fifteen, and twenty two, and an
island in sections twenty and thirty -four, in
township thirteen; and islands and b, and an
island in sections thirty five and thirty-six, in the
Mississippi river, in township seventeen. of range
1--WE.
An island and parts of islands, in sections five
and eight, in township fourteen; the islands and
parts of islands in sections three, twenty TWEEN
ty eight twenty mine, thirty two and thirty three
township fifteen; and fractional section fourteen
Except lot scvcn,) and fractions island of
sections fourteen, twenty-five Except lot two,)
twentySseven, Except lots three, five, 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-scven, of range four.
North Of the base line and east Of tie third principal
meridian.
An island in Rock river in section twelve. In
township forty six, OF range one.
Three ANAL 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, 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 ,0es Of the third principal
- meridian.
The southwest quarter and the west half and
southeast Of the southeast quarter section thrce
the east half OF the southwest quarter and the east
nall and southwest quarter of the southeast quar-
ter OF four; the southwest quarter, tho 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 ffteen
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 twonty- one; the west half and north
east quarter OF twenty-tw the north half of the
northwest quarter of twenty eight; the south half
OF twenty nine; tho east half andseuthwest 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 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 the pub
lie lands small island in the Illinois river in Sec
ton thirty-tw 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 mcrdan.
AT the Land Office at SPRING FIELD, on Monday
the first day of September next, for the disposal of
the public lands q email 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 cult
vation," If any, which shall DO selected by the
State authorities before the days appointed for the
commencement of tho public sales respectively,
under the act entitled An act to enable the State
Arkansas and other States to reclaim the Swamp
land within their limits, approved September %,
1850, tUiH De excluded 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 tcill be permit
ted on any Of the aJove mentioned lands, provided
by the act entitled can act making appropria-
tons for the civil and diplomatic expenses of Gov
ernment,' &C., approved I'd 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 tho city Of Washing
ton, this twenty eighth day of April Ammo Domini
one thousand eight hundred and ifty-one
By the PRESIDENT
WILLARD FILLMORE.
JeBurTERFELD,
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 townships and