The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-05-29


J. BUTrERFIELD.
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
May 2-Iawl3w
ny the President Of the United States.
IN pursuance of law, WILLARD FILLMORE
L President of the United States Of America, d,
hereby make known and declEc, that public sale'
will be held at the undcrmenti0hed Land Offices IL
the State Of ILLINOIS, at the periods hereinafter
designated, to wit:
Atthe Land Office at QUINCY. commencing or
Monday the fourth day of August next for the dis
posa Of the public lands situated in the following
sections and parts of sections, to witt
North Of the base line and ,csst of the fourth prncipa
mridian.
All the lands, together with the islands and parts
Of islands in the Mississippi river lying west of tho
east bank Of slough, being parts Of fractional Sec
ton three in township eleven and Of fractional
tions three, ten, eleven, fourteen hitcen, twenty
two twenty three, twenty six, twenty thir
ty four. and thirty five, in township twelve, O
range five.
Sections eight. nine; the west half. the west hal
Of the northeast quarter and west half OF the south
east quarter of ten, and sections fifteen seventeen
twenty twenty one, twenty-tw twenty nine
and thirty two, Except the northeast quarter oi
the southeast quarter,) in township two, OF range
nine.
AT 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 Desf Of the fourth principal
meridian.
Islands numbered one and two in township twcn-
ty- eight, OF range one.
Wilson's island, in the Mississippi river, in Sec
tons thirty-fvc and thirty six lin township eigh-
teen, Of range two.
Part of island A, and islands Il, C, d, F. F, G, II,
and !, in the Mississippi river, in township seven
teen, Of range three.
Part of island A, and slands B, c, D, E, F, and
G. in the Mississippi river, in township seventeen
of range four.
All the land, together with an island in the Mis-
sissippi river, lying east of slough, being parts o.
fractional scctions five, (south OF Edwards river,
eight, nine, ten, fifteen, and twcnty two, and an
island in sections twenty-seven and thirtyfo in
township thirteen; and islands A and b. 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 islanda and
parts Of islands in sections three twenty TWEEN
tyeigh, twenty nine thirty two and thirty three,
In township fifteen; and fractional section fourteen
Except lot sevcn,) and fractions on an island OF
sections fourteen, twenty-five, (except lot two,)
twenty -scven, Except lots three, fvc 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 sevcn, 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 small islands in Rock river in sections
thirty and thirty in township forty-s OF
range two.
AZ the Land Office at tEDWARDSvILLE, COM
mencing on Monday, the eleventh day Of August
next for the disposal Of the public lands in tho fol-
lowing named sectionsand parts of sections, to wit:
North Of the base line and tossf Of the third principal
meridian.
The southwest quarter and tho west half and
southeast of tho southeast quarter Of section three;
the half of tho southwest quarter and the east
half and southwest quarter Of the southeast quar-
ter Of four; the southwest quarter the west half 0
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 tho northwest
quarter of twenty -one; the west half and north
east quarter Of twenty-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 thirty; the northeast
quarter of thirty onc the south half and northeast
"
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 wcsternmost tiers of sections numbered six
seyen 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 G CHICAGO, on Monday, the
sixth day October next for the disposal pub
lie lands small island in the Illinois rivcr$ in scc-
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 Kaamick and the old Indian
boundary line in township thirty seven, north of
range fourteen east of the third principal meridian.
1.-THE Land Office at NC FELL, ,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 overi1owed lands made unfit thereby for cult
vation," il any, which shaU be selected by the
State authorities before the days appointed for the
commencement of the public sales respectively,
under the act entitled "An actto enable the State of
Arkansas and other States to reclaim the swamp
land within their limits, approved September 2S,
1850, sciH be excluded from the sales.
And locations for land bountics heretofore
granted by any law Of Congress for military
vices rendered to the United States, scu be permit
ted airy Of the ADORE mentioned lands, provided
by the act entitled "An act making appropria-
tons 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 i'll the order in
which they are advertised, with all convenient
despatch, until the whole shall have been offered,
but no salc shall be kcpt 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 ghthxay of April, Ammo Domni
one thousand eight hundred and ifty-one.
BY the President:
MILLARD FILLMORE.
]. BUTrHRFIELD,
Commissioner of the General Land Office
NOTICE TO PRESUMPTION CLAIMANTS.
Every person entitled to the right Of pre- emp
lion to any of the lands within the townships and