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seeing his noltcs and before the day appointed oI
the commencement of the public sale Of the landl
embracing the tract claimed, otherwise such
claim will be forfeited.
J. BUTrERFIELD.
Commissioners of the General Land Office.
May 2-lawl3w
by the President OF tho United states.
IN pursuance of law, 1 MILLARD FILLMORE,
L President Of the United States of America do
hereby make known and declare, that public sales
will be held at the aforementioned Land Offices In
the State OF ofILLlNOIS. at the periods hereinafter
designated, to wit:
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 wit
North of the base line and osst Of the fourth principal
meridian.
All the lands, together with the islands aud parts
OF islands in the Mssissppi 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 fourtssn. fifteen twenty
two twenty three. twenty six, 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 west half of the south
east quarter of ten, and sections tcen, seventeen
twenty, twenty. one, twenty-five, 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 Of the base line and soest Of the fourth principal
meridian.
Islands numbered one and two in township TWEEN
Wilson's island, in the Mississippi river, in sec.
tons thirty five and thirty six, in township eigh-
teen, of range two.
Part of island A, and islands b, C, d, EFF, G, H.
n l. n he mi riv in
teen, of range three.
Part of island A, 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-
sissippi river lying east of slough, being parts of
fractional sections five, (south OF Edwards rver.)
eight, nine, ten, fifteen, and twenty-five, and an
township thirteen; and islands A and B. and an
island in sections thirty 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 one, TWEEN
ty eight, twenty nine thirtytwo and thirty three,
In township fifteen; and fractional section fourteen
Except lot seven,) and fractions on island Of
sections fourteen, twenty two, (except lot two.)
twenty 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.
4vWM W Use oose 's's 1"o euss " "ey0WM PS"tIWs
meridiGn.
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 tss 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.
mencing on Monday, the eleventh day of August
next for the disposA of the public lands in the fol-
lowing named secionsa and parts Of sections, to wit:
North of the base line and toesto Of the third principal
meridian.
The southwest quarter and the west half and
southeast of the southeast quarter Of section thrcc
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 northeast quarter and west half of the south
east quarter 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 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-five; 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 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 of October next for the disposal the pub
lie lands email island in the Illinois river in Sec
tion 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 Kalamick and the old Indian
boundary line in township thirty. seven. north of
range fourteen east of the third principal meridian
tthe Land Office ASPIRING FIELD ,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 overhowed lands made unfit thereby for culti-
vation,'' if any, which shall be selectcd by the
State authorities before the days appointed for the
Of the public sales respectively,
under the act entitled can act to enable the State of
Arkansas and other States to reclaim the 'swamp
land within their limts, approved September p,
1880, scin be excluded from ne sales.
And no locations for land bountes heretofore
granted by any law, of Congress for military SER
vices rendered to the United States soiu be permit
ted on any of the abope mentioned lands as provided
by the act entitled IAN act making appropria-
tions for the civil and diplomatic expenses of Gov
&c, approved Sd March, 1881.
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 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
lan this twenty eighth day of April, Ammo Domini
one thousand eight hundred and iifty-one.
Rv he presidenf,