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J. BUTrERFIELD.
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
May 2-lawI3w
BY tho President or the United States.
N pursuance of law, / MlLLARD FILLMORE,
President of the United States Of America, do
hereby make known and declare, that public sales
will be bcd ut the aforementioned Land Offices in
the State Of ILLINOIS, at the periods hereinafter
designated, to wit
Monday. the fourth day Of August next. for the dis
posal OF the public lands situated in the following
actions 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
ton three in township eleven, and of fractional sec
tons three, ten. eleven, fourteen. fifteen, twenty
two, twsnty three. twenty six twenty seyen, thir-
ty-four. and thirty fve, In township twelve, Of
range five.
Sections eight nine; the west half. the west halt
Of the northeast quarter and west half of the south
east quarter Of ten and sections fifteen, seventeen,
twenty, twenty.one, tweuty-two, twenty mine,
and thirty-two, Except the northeast quarter OF
the southeast quarter,) in township two. of range
nine.
AT 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
scctions and parts Of sections, viz:
North Of hs base line and tcesf Of the fourth principal
meridian.
Islands numbered one and two in township twcn-
ty-eight, OF range one.
Wilson island, in the Mississippi river. in Sec
tions thirtyfive and thirty-six, in township eigh
teen, of range two.
Part of leland A, and islands d. c, d. EFF, G. II,
and ], in tho Mississippi river in township seven
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 N the Mis-
sisspp river. lying east Of slough, being parts Of
fractional sections five, (south Of Edwards riyer.)
eight, nine, ten, fifteen, and twenty 1.-TWO, and an
island in sections twenty seven and thirty four, in
township xhirteen; and islands A and u, and an
island in sections thirty five and thirtysix. in the
Mississippi river, in township seventeen, OF range
fve.
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
weight twenty mine, and thirty three,
township fltccn and fractional section fourteen
(exccpt lot seven,) and fractions on an island Of
sections fourteen, twenty-five, (except lot two,)
twenty y-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.
North of the base lima 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 y-sevcn, 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 fortysix, Of range one.
Three small islands in Rock river in sections
thirty and thirty-two, in township forty six, OF
range two.
mcncing 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 lne and se,t 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 cast
half and southwest quarter of the southeast quar-
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 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;
wcst quarter of seventeen; the east half and south
west quarter, and the east half of the northwest
quarter of twenty lone; the west half and north
east quarter Of twenty-two; the north half of the
Of twenty-nine; the east half and southwest quar-
ter of the southeast quarter OF thirty the northeast
quarter of thirty tho south half and northeast
quarter and the cast 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
The westcrnmost tiers Of sections numbered six,
seven, eighteen, nineteen, thirty and thirty one in
each of the townships twcnty-six, twenty seven,
and twcnty-eight, of range seven.
At the Land Office at CHICAGO, on Monday, the
sixth day Of October next for the disposal pub
lie lands email island in the Illinois river in sec
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 Kalamick and the old Indian
boundary line in township thirty seven, north of
range fourteen cast Of the third principal meridian
At the 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
Lands appropriated by law for schools, military,
and other purposes, together with s'those swamp
and overfiowcd lands made unfit thereby for cult
vation,' if my, 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 %,
1850, sciH be excluded from the sales.
And no locations. for land bounties heretofore
granted by any law Of Congress for military SER
vices rendered to the United States, ciu be permif-
ted any Of the 0boUe 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 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. BurTERrrELp,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.