The republic., 1851-06-12

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seeing this 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-lawl3w
BY the President of the United States.
TN pursuance of law, MILLARD FILLMORE,
1 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 ILLINOIS, 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 and parts
of islands in the Mississippi river lying west Of the
east bank of slough, being parts OF fractional sec
ton three in township eleven and of fractional sec
tions three, ten, eleven, fourteen. ffteen twenty
two, twenty three, twenty six twenty seven, thir-
ty -four, and thirty-hve, 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 fifteen, seventeen,
twenty, twenty one, twenty-five, twenty nine,
and hirty two, Except the northeast quarter OF
the southeast quarter,) in township two, OF range
nine.
AZ the L and 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 Lase line and toest Of the fourth principal
meridian.
Islands nu unbered one and two in township twen-
ty-eight, OF ri,nge one.
Wilson 8 isl and, in the Mississippi river. in
tions thirty five and thirty six, in township egh-
teen, of range two.
Part of island A, and Islands B, C, d, E, +, G, II,
and /, in the Mississippi river, in township seven
teen, of range three.
Part of island A, and islands 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-
sssippi river, lying east OF slough, being parts OF
fractional sections five, (south OF Edwards river)
eight, nine ten, fifteen, and twenty-five and an
island in sections twentysevcn 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
fve
An island and parts of islands, in sections five
and ci ght, in township fourteen; the islands and
parts OF islands in sections three, twenty one, TWEEN
ty eight, twenty thirty-two. and thirty three
in township fifteen; and fractional section fourteen
(cxcept lot seven,) and fractions on island Of
sections fourteen, twenty-five, except lot two'l
twenty seven, Except lots three, flve, and SKI
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 t1s third principal
meridian
t 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 si1, OF
range two.
AT the Land Office at EDWARDsvILLE. COM
mencg Monday the ns nay tba %
lowing named sections and parts OF sections, TO wit
North of the base line aud icest Of the third principal
meridian.
The southwest quarter and the west half and
southeast of the southeast quarter OF section tnree
the east half of the southwest quarter and the cast
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 egh the northeast quarter OF nlne
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; Tie 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 the half and northwest quarter Of
| the northwest quarter of thirty two; in township
| twelve, of range thirteen.
At the Land Office at DANVILI.E, 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 of pub
lie lands on small island in the Illinois river, in
ton thrty-two, in township thirty four, north of
| range eight east of the third principal meridian.
Fractional sections thirteen, fourteen. and enty
I 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.
| Atthe Land Office at SPRIN NC FIELD, ,on Monday,
the first day of September next, for the disposal of
the public lands small island in the Illinois
river, in sections eleven and fourteen, in township
seventeen north oil range thirteen west OF the third
| principal meridian.
Lands appropriated by law for schools, military,
| and other purposes, together with "those swamp
and overiowed lands made unfit thereby for culu-
vation,' if any, which shall be selected by the
State authorities before the days appointed for the
| CONNIE ncement of the public sales respectively,
under the act entitled 'An act to enable the State Of
| Arkaneas and other States to reclaim the Swamp
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1850, triH be erciuded from the sales.
| And no locations for land bounties heretofore
granted by any law of Congress for military :
vices rendered 10 the United States ,ciH be permit
ted any Of The ADORE mentioned lands, provided
| by the act entitled IAN 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
on 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 tho city Of Washing
ton, this twenty eighth day OF April, Ammo Domni
one thousand eight hundred and iilty-on
| BY the President:
MILLARD FILLMORE.
J. BUrTERFiELD,
| Commissioner of the General Land Office.
NOTICE TO PRE-EMPTION CLAIMANTS.
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