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seeing is notice, and before the day appointed for
the commencement of the public sale Of the lands
embracing the tract claimed, otherwise such
- J. BUTTERFIELD.
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
May 2-lawl3ws, s
BY the President OF tho United States.
N pursuance of law, / MILLARD FILLMORE,
i President of the United States of America, do
hereby make known and declare, that public sales
will be held att the undermentioncd Land Offices in
the State of ILLINOIS, at the periods hereinafter
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 witt
North Of the base line and tcsst 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
ton three in township eleven and of fractional
tions three ten, eleven, fourteen. fifteen, twenty
two, twenty three, twenty six, twenty seven, thr
tyfour. and thirty 1--WE, in township twelve, OF
range five
Sections eight, nine; the west half the wcst half
Of the northeast quarter. and west half of the south
east quarter Of ten and sections fifteen, seventeen
twenty, twenty-on twenty-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 @ e base line and sDest 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 thirty6ve and thirty six, in township eigh-
teen, of range two.
Part of island A, and islands B, C, d, E.F,G, H,
and I, in the mississippi river in township seven
teen, of range three.
Part of islsndA 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-
sssppi river, lying east of sough being parts of
fractional sections i've, (south Of Edwards rver)
eight, nine, ten, fifteen, and twenty-five, and an
island in sections twenty-seven and thirty -four, in
township thirteen; and islands A and b, and an
island in sections thirty five and thirtysix, in the
Mississippi river, in township seventeen, of range
Eve.
An island and parts of islands, in sections five
and eight, in township fourteen; the islands and
parts OF islands in sections three twenty lone, twen
ty eight, twenty -nne thirty and thirty three
IN township fifteen; and fractional section fourteen
(except lot seven,) and fractions' island Of
sections fourteen, twenty-five, (except lot two,)
twcnty-seven, (exoept lots three, five, and SIKH
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 in township forty six, of
AT the Land Office at EDWARDSvILLE. COM
rncncing 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 witt
North Of the base line and tpesfof tie 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 northeasfqua and wcst 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 fiteen;
the west half and northeast quarter Of the north
west quarter of seventeen; the half and south
west quarter, and the east half of the northwest
quarter Of twenty-one; the west half and north
cast quarter of twenty two; the north half of the
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
nuu "S a,r "us. .a ~ sh;tr .,n =; d,sh; =,
.ne aT ~ .h;rss., ~ ~ o"ns'p
At the Land Office at DANVILLE, commencing
on MONDAY, the elgnteentn oay oi August next, lor
the disposal OF !ne PuDnc iahos wi'nin the ioiow-
ing named secuons' !" WIN
North of the base line and cast Of the third principal
a 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 OF October next for the disposal pub
lie lands small island in the Illinos river, in Sec
ton thirty-two, in township thirty four, north Of
range eight east of the third principal meridian.
Fractional sections thirteen, fourtecn and twenty
three, north Of Lake Kalamick and the old Indian
boundary line IN toWhsmp tnltty seven, hoIm Oh
range fourteen east Of The third principal meridian
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