The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-05-07
BY tho rr...dent or tn. United states.

BY tho President or the United states.
N pursuance of law, 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
he State Of ILLINOIS, at the periods hereinafter
designated, to wit.
Attic Land Office at QUINCY, commencing ON
Monday the fourth day Of August next for the dis
posa of the public lands situated in the following
sections and parta Of sections, to wit:
North Of the case line and ,Dsst 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
tons three, ten, eleven fourteen. hfteens twenty
two, twenty three, twenty-six, twenty sevcn thr-
ty-four, and thirty-i 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 neen seventeen,
twenty, twenty one, twenty two, twenty-nine,
and uirty-two, Except the northeast quarter OF
the southeast quartcr,) in township two Orange
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 sosst Of the fourth principal
meridian.
Islands numbered one and two in township TWEEN
ty eight, OF range one.
Wilson 9 island, in the Mississippi river. in Sec
tions thirty five and thirty six, in township cgh-
teen, of range two.
Part of island A. and islands b. c. d. e, +. G, II.
and l. ia the Mississippi river, in township seven
teen, of range three.
Part of island A, and islands b, g, 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
e., v;.,
eight, nine, ten, fifteen, and twenty two. and an
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 six, 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 twen
ty egh twenty mine, thirty two, and thirty three,
In township fifteen; and fractional section fourteen
Except lot seven,) and fractions on island of
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. E4fts
North Of the base line and east Of the fourth principal
msridian.
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 sland 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-s Of
range two.
AZ the Land Office ut EDWARDSvILLE, COM
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, witt
Worth of the base line and ,oesto Of the third principal
meridian.
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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 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 seventeen; tho cast 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-five; the north half of the
northwest quarter of twenty. the south half
OF twenty mine; the east half and southwest quar-
ter of the southeast quarter of thrty 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 DANvILLE, commencing
on Monday, the eighteenth day Of August next, for
ing named sections, to wit:
North of the base line and east of the third principal
meridian
The westernmost tiers of sections numbered six.
sevcn, eighteen, nineteen, thirty and thirty-on 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 Sec
ton thirtytwo, 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 east of the third principal meridian.
Attic Land Office atSPRINGFIELD,o n Monday,
the first day Of September next for the disposal Of
the public lands on a 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 cuiti-
vntion,' if any, which shall be selected by the
State authorities before the days appointed for the
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 49,
1850, uoia be excluded from de sales.
And no locations for land bounties heretofore
granted BY any law of Congress for military SER
vices rendered to the United States, soU be permit
ted on any Of the above mentioned lands as provided
by the act entitled Gan act making appropria.
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 ffty-o
By the President:
WILLARD FILLMORE.
J. BUTTERFIELD,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
NOTICE TO PRE-EMPTION CLAIMANTS.
Every person entitled 10 the right of pre-emp-
ton TO any of the lands within the townships and
parts of townships above enumerated, 10 required
establish the to the satisfaction of the regis
ter and receiver of the proper Land ONCE, and
make payment therefor az soon practicable after
seeing this notice, and before the day appointed for
the commencement Of the public sale of the lands
embracing the tracts claimed; other such claim
will be forfeited. j. BUTTERFIELD,
Commissioner the General Land Office.