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of tho northeast quarter and west half of the south
east quarter of ten, and sections fifteen seventeen
twenty, twenty-o one, twenty-five, twenty nine,
and thirty-two, (exoept the northeast quarter of
the southeast quarter,) in township two, of range
nine.
AL the Land Office at DIXON, commencing on
OF the public lands situated'in the following named
sections and parts of sections, viz:
North Of the base line and Dest Of The fourth principal
meridian
Islands numbered one and two in township TWEEN
ty eight, OF range one.
Wilson 8 island in the Mississippi river, in sec
tons thirty FIVE and thirty six, in township cigh
teen, of range two.
Part of island A, and islands b, C, d, Z, G, II,
and ], in the Mississippi river in township seven
teen, of range three
Part of island A, and islands B, c, d, f, f, and
G, in the Mississippi river, in township seventeen,
of range four
All the land, together with an isIand in the Mis-
sssippi river, lying east OF slough being parts Of
fractional sections five, (south of Edwards river
eight, nine, ten, fifteen, and twenty two 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 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
tyeight twenty nine, thirtytwo. and thirty three,
township fifteen; and fractional section fourteen
Except lot seven,) and fractions on an island of
sections fourteen, twenty-five, Except lot two,)
twenty y-seven, (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
81 hin ante nF ran
Sections eighteen to thirty six inclusive, in town
ship twenty seven, 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 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 tDest of the 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
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
east quarter of eight the northeast quarter of nne
the west half and southeast quarter, and the west
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
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 one the south half and northeast
quarter and he east half and northwest quarter of
the northweA 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 siz,
seven, eighteen nineteen, thirty and thirty Zone, 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
ton thrtytwo, In township thirty four, north of
range eight east of the third principal meridian.
Fractional sections thirteen, fourteen, and twenty
three, north of Lake KalamiclS and the old Indian
boundary line in township thirty seven, north of
range fourteen east of the third principal meridian.
the Land Office eatSPRING FELL, ,on Monday,
the first day of September next, for the disposal of
the public lands on a small island in the Illinois
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 overflowed lands made unfit thereby for culti
vation,' if any, which shall be selected by the
Stale 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 imits'' approved September IS,
1850, tciH be excluded from the sales.
And no locations for land bounties heretofore
granted by any law of Congress for military
vices rendered to the United States, mill be permit
ted any Of the abooe 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
the days appointed, and proceed in the order in
which they 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 eighth day of April, Ammo Domini
one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one.
By the President:
MILLARD FILLMORE.
j. BUTTERFiELD,
Commissioner of the General Land Office,