The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-05-31

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]. BUTTERFIELD.
| Commissioner of the General Land Office.
May 2-lawl3w
BY the President OF the United States.
| IN pursuance of law, MILLARD FILLMORE
l President of the United States of America, d,
| hereby make known and declare, that public salei
will be held at the aforementioned Land Offices il
the State of ILLINOIS, at the periods hereinafter
designated, to wit:
Al the 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 slandsin the Mississippi river, lying west Of the
east bank Of slough, being parts Of fractional Sec
ton three in township eleven, and of fractional
tions three, ten, eleven, fourteen. fifteen, twenty
two, twenty three, twenty ak, twenty -seven thir
y-four, and thirty live, in township twelve, o
range fve.
Sections eight, nine; the west half, the west hall
OF the northeast quarter, and west half Of the south
east quarter of ten, and 1ectons 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.
AT the Land Ofice 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 tuest Of the fourth princpa!
meridian.
Islands numbered one and two in township twen-
ty- eight, OF range one.
Wilson's island, in the Mississippi river, in Sec
tons thirty and thirty six, in township cgh-
teen, of range two.
Part of island A, and islands b, C, d, E. Fl, G, H,
and l, in the Mississippi river, in township
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 island in the Mis-
sissippi river lying east of slough, being parts Of
fractional sections five, (south of Edwards river
eight, nine, ten, fifteen, and twenty two, and
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 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 islnnds and
parts OF islands in sections hrec twenty one, TWEEN
ty eight twenty nine, thirtytwo. and thirty three,
township fifteen; and fractional section fourteen
sections fourteen, twenty-five, (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.
NorM 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 aud east of tte third principal
meridian.
An island in Rock river in section twelve, in
township forty-sx, of range one.
Three small islands in Rock river in sections
thirty and thirty in township forty six, of
range two.
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 witt
North Of the base line and aosst 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 o
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 wcst
half and southeast quarter of the northeast
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 -onc; the west half and north
east quarter Of twenty two; the north half of the
northwest quarter of twenty eight; the south hall
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 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 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 small island in the Illinois river in Sec
tion 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 Kalamck and the old Indian
boundary line in township thirty seven, north of
range fourteen east of the third principal meridian.
At the Land Office at SP RING 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 s'those swamp
and overtlowed lands made unfit thereby for culti-
vaton,'' 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 can act to enable the State Of
Arkansas and other States to reclaim the swamp
land within their limits" approved September 2S,
1850, triH be ercIudsd from the sales.
And no locations for land bountics heretofore
granted by any law of Congress for military SER
vices rendered the United States, sciH be permit
ted any Of the aboUe 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 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 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 fity-one.
By the President:
MILLARD FILLMORE.
j. BuTTgRrIELD,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
NOTICE TO PRE-EMPTION CLAIMANTS.
Every person entitled TO the right of pre-cmp-
tion to any of the lands within the townships and