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the Register and Receiver at Willow River, and
make payment therefor az soon as practicable after
seeing notice, and before the day appointed for
the commencement of the public sale Of the lands
embracing the tract claimed, otherwise such
N -" - J. BUTTERFIELD.
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
May 2-lawl3w
BY the President OF the United States.
T N pursuance of law, l WILLARD 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 ILLINOIS, at the periods hereinafter
designated, to wit:
Afthe 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 ,csst of The fourth principal
meridian.
All the lands, together with the islands and parts
Of islands in the Mississippi river, lying west Of the
cast bank of slough, being parts Of fractional sec
ton three i'll township eleven, and OF fractional sec
tons three, ten, eleven fourteen. fifteen, twenty
two, twenty three, twenty-s 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 fifteen, seventeen
twenty, twenty one, twenty-five, twenty mine,
and thirty-two, Except the northeast quarter Of
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 ipest of the fourth principal
meridian.
Islands numbered one and two in township twen-
ty- eight, of range one.
Wilson's island, in the Mississippi river. in
tons thirty five and thirty six in township eigh
teen, of range two.
Part of island A. and islands B, c. D, E, Fl, G, H,
and |, in the Mississippi river, in township seven
teen, of range three. =
Part of island A, and islands b, G, ID, 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 twcnty-tw and an
island in sections twenty and thirty -four, in
township thirteen; and islands and b. and an
island in sections thirty five and thirtysix 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
tyeigh, twenty -nne thirty two. and thirty three,
township fifteen; and fractional section fourteen
Except lot seven,) and fractions island Of
sections fourteen, twenty-five, (cxcept lot two,l
twenty-seve Except lots three, iiye. and six.)
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.
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thirty and thirty-two, in township forty six, Of
range two
AZ 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 sectionsan parts of sections to wit:
North Of the base line and iDsstof 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 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 eght the northeast quarter of nine
the west half and southeast quarter, and the wcst
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 cast 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 ones 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 pub
lie lands on small island in the Illinois river in sec
ton thirty ytwo in township thirty four, north of
range eight east of the third principal meridian
Fractional sections thirteen, fourteen, and twenty
three, north Of Lake Kalsmck and the old Indian
boundary line in township thirty seven, north of
range fourteen east of the third principal meridian
Attic Land Office at SPRING 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 overfiowed lands made unfit thereby for cult-
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 of
Arkansas and other States to reclaim the swamp
land within their limits" approved September %,
1850, sriH be excluded from Is sales.
And no locations for land bountics heretofore
granted by any law of Congress for military
vices rendered to the United States, sriH be permit
ted on any Of the above mentioned lands, as provided
by the act entitled "An act making appropria-
tions for the civil and diplomatic expenses of Gov
crnmcnt," &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 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 no private entry of any Of the lands
will DO 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 ffty-one.
BY tho President:
MILLARD FILLMORE.
J. BurrERriELp,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.