The republic., 1851-07-09
BY the President of the United States.

BY the President of the United States.
IN pursuance of law, ], WILLARD FILLMORE,
Il President of the United States of America do
hereby declare and make known that public sales
will be held at the aforementioned Land Offices in
the State of ARKANSAS, at the periods hereafter
designated to wit.
ing on Monday, the first day of September next
for the disposal of the public lands situated within
the aforementioned townships and fractional town
ships, viz:
North Of The base line aud ioest Of the fifth principal
meridian.
Township two, of range three
Township two. of range four.
Fractional township fourteen, north of White
river, OF range nine.
North Of the base line and cast of The ffh principal
meridian.
Township fifteen, of range two.
Fractional townships eleven and twelve, of range
six
At the Land Office at CHAMPAGNOLE, com
mencing on Monday, the fifteenth day of Septem-
ber next, for the disposal of the public lands within
the aforementioned townships to witt
South Of the base ltre and ,oest Of the h principal
meridian.
Townships eleven and fourteen, of range seven
teen
Township eleven, of range eighteen.
AT the Land Office at HELENA, commencing on
Monday, the eighteenth day of August next for
the disposal of public lands within the following
named townships and parts of townships, viz:
North Of The base line and east IF the ffh principal
meridian.
Sections thirteen, twenty three, twenty four, and
twenty -five east of the St Francis river in town
ship three, orange four.
Township nine, OF range seven.
South Of the base ine and cest Of the Gfh principal
meridian.
Township four and part Of an island in sections
thirty and thirty three, in township thirteen of
range one.
At the Land Office at LITTLE ROCK, com
mencng on Monday, the fret day of September
next, for the disposal of the public lands in the fol
lowing named tracts on and near Cypress lake, viz
North of The base line and tpest of The ff prtncipal
meridian.
The south half of section eight, the south half of
ten, fractional sections fourteen and fifteen the
north half of seventeen, the east hal of twenty
twenty-five, the north half and southwest quarter OF
twenty three, the northwest quarter of twenty six
and the west half of the northeast quarter TWEEN
ty seven, in township three, of range fourteen.
Lands appropriated by low for the use Of schools
military and other purposes, together with "those
swamp and overflowed lands made unfit thereby
for cultivation 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
lands within their limits" approved September
2Sth, 1850 iDiH be excluded from the sales And no
locations for land bounties heretofore granted by
any law of Congress for military services rendered
to the United States, ioiH be perRtted any of The
dbore mentioned ianos, provided by the act enti
tied can act making appropriations for the civil
and diplomatic expenses of Government" SC, APP
proved Sd March, 1851.
Tho Offering of the above mentioned lands will
be commenced on the days appointed, and will
proceed in the order in which they are advertised,
with all convenient despatch, until the whole shall
have been offered, and the sales thus closed; but
no sale shall be kept open longer than two weeks,
and no private entry Of any Of the lands will be ad-
mited until after the expiration Of the two weeks
Given under my hand at the city Of Washington
this sixth day Of May, Ammo Domini one thousand
eight hundred and ffty-one.
WILLARD FILLMORE.
BY the President
j. BUTTERFIELD,
Commissioner Of the General Land. Office.
NOTICE TO PRE- EMPTION CLAIMANTS.
Every person entitled to the right Of pre- emption
TO any Of the lands within the townships and parts