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claim wlll be forfeited.
J. BUTrERFIELD
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
May 2-lawl3w
by the President of the United States.
7 " pursuance of law, / WILLARD FILLMORE,
\ President of the United States Of America, do
hereby make known and declare, that public sales
will be held at the undermentoned 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
posaI OF the public lands situated in the following
sections and parts of sections, to wit
North of the base line and iosst of the fourth principal
meridian.
All the lands, together with the islands and parts
of islands in the Mississippi river. lying west of the
bank Of slough, being parts of fractional sec
ton three in township eleven, and of fractional Sec
tions three, ten eleven, fourteen. fifteen, twenty
two, twenty three. twenty-sx, twenty seven, thir-
ty four, and thirty live, 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 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 cesf 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
tions thirtyfive and thirty six in township cgh-
teen, of range two.
Part of island A, and islands B, C, d, E, F. G, Fl,
and l. in the Mississippi river, in township seven
teen, of range three
Part of island A, and islands B, c, d, 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 rver)
eight, nine, ten, fifteen, and twenty two. and an
island in sections twenty seven and thirty Jour- In
township thirteen; and islands A and b, and an
island in sections thirty five and thirty-sx 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
parts of islands in sections three twenty one TWEEN
eight twenty nine thirtytwo. and thirty three,
IN township fifteen; and fractional section fourteen
Except lot seven,) and fractions on an island OF
sections fourteen, twenty-five, (except lot two')
twenty seven, (except lots three, five, 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 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.
mencing on Monday, the eleventh day Of August
next for the edsposa Of the public lands in the fol-
lowing named sections and parts of eecons to wit:
North Of the base line and ,oest the third principal
meridian.
! The southwest quarter and the west half and
southeast of the southeast quarter OF section three;
the 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 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 fifteen;
the west half and northeast quarter of the north
west quarter Of seventcen 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 the east half and northwest quarter OF
the northwest quarter of thirty two; in township
twelve, Of range thirteen
At the Land once at DANflLlE, 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 westcrnmost tiers of actions 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 ofthe pub
lie lands small island in the Illinois river in
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 kalanick and the old Indian
boundary line in township thirty seven. north oil
range fourteen east of the third principal meridian.
AT the Land Office at SPRING FIELD, ,on Monday,
the first day of September next for the disposal vi
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.
and other purposes, together with "those swamp
and overflowed lands made unfit thereby for culti-
| vation' if any, which shall be selected by the
State authorities before the days appointed for the
commencement of the public sales respectively
under the act entitled ''An act to enable the State
Arkaneas and other States to reclaim the swamp
land within their limits" approved September As,
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, io be permit
ted any Of the above mentioned lands, as provided
by the act entitled IAN act making appropria-
tions for the civil and diplomatic expenses of Gov
ernment," &c., approved 3D. 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 sball 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. BrTTERrIELp,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
NOTICE TO PRE- -EMPTION CLAIMANTS.
\ Every person entitled to the right of pre- emp
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