Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-05-03

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
i TN pursuance ofaw, /, MILLARD FILLMORE. Presideu
OF the United States America do hereby make known
and declare that public sales win be held the
toned Land Offices the State OF the periods
1 hereinafter designated, to wit:
At the Land Office at QUINCY, commencing on Mon
day the fourth DAY OF Angus, next for the disposal Of the
sections, to wit:
North Of the base line, and ,cet Of the fourth principal
meridian.
All the lands together with the islands and Of islands
in the Mississippi river lying OF the bank of slough
being parts of fractional section three township ELEVEN
and OF fractional sections three ten eeuen, orteen ee
0ey-f.eo, tpey-tkree, t1senty r, tz5enty sepen thirty
four, and thiryve. in township twelve Of range 6ye
Sections eight nine the west half the half of the
northeast quarter and west half of the southeast quarter
ten, and sections een seventeen twenty TWEEN.
y.two twentynine, and thirytwo except the northeast
quarter OF the southeast township two OF
nine
| At the Land Office at DIXON, commencing on Monday
the sixth day Of October for the sale of the public lands
IN the following named sections and OF sections
North Of the base line and ,cest Of the fourth principal
meridian.
Islands numbered and township yeight Of
Wilson's island in the Mississippi river in sections thirty
hye and thirty six in township eighteen, OF range two
Fart OF Island A. and islands b. u, ii, and
the Mississippi river township range three
Part of island A. and islands B, G, D. E. F. and g. in the
Mississippi river, in township seventeen ofrange four
All the land together with island the Mississippi river
lying east OF slough being parts fractional sections five,
south OF Edwards river) eight nine, fifteen, and twen
wo and island sections twenty seven and thirty four
township thirteen and islands and B. and an island in
sections thrty and thrysx in the Mississippi river in
township seventeen Of range FIVE.
township fourteen the islands and parts islands in sections
three twenyone twenty -nne thry-two and
except lot even and fractions island of sections
fourteen, Twenty-Five except lot twenty except
lots three hve and six and (escept lots three
and four all in the Mississippi rive in township SIXTEEN of
range six.
North Of the base line and east Of the fourth principal
meridian ...
An island in Rock river sections eighteen
in township seventeen, of range
Sections eighteen to thry-sx inclusive in township twen
ty-sevsn, of range four.
North the base line and east third meridian.
An island in Rock riyern section twelve township forty
Three small islands Rock river, in sections thirty and
thirty-two, in township torty-six, OF range two
AT the Land Office at EDWARDSVILLE, commencing
Monday the eleventh day of August next the disposal
OF the public lands in the following named sections and parts
OF sections, to wit
North of the base line and ,oct Of third principal ueri
+. dian.
The southwest quarter and the half and southeast of
the southeast quarter of section three; the half Of the
southwest quarter half aud southwest quarter of
the southeast quarter our the southwest quarter
half the northeast quarter and west half of the southeast quar-
ter Of eight the northeast quarter OF nine the west halt and
southeast quarter and the half and southeast quarter OF
the northeast quarter of the half and northeast quar-
ter and the half of the southeast quarter of fifteen the
half of northeast quarter of the northwest quarter of
the half and southwest quarter and the
half Of the northwest quarter of the west half and
northeast quarter OF the north halt Of the north
the half and southwest OF the southeast OF
thirty the northeast of the south half
and northeast quarter and the east half and northwest
Of the northwest quarter Of thirty-tw in township
twelve, Of range thirteen.
At the Land Office in DANVILLE, commencing Mon
day. the eighteenth day August next for the disposal of the
public lands within the following named sections 10 wit
Nur ofe base line and east ofthe third principal meri
dian.
The weernmost tiers of sections numbered six, seven
eighteen nneteen thirty and hirty-one, in each OF the
Townships wenysx twenty and wenyeight Of range
seven.
Atthe Land Office at CHICAGO on Monday the 9th day of
October for the disposal of the public lands small
island in the Illinois river in section thrytwo township
thyour north of range eight east of the third principal
maridan.
Fractional sections thirteen fourteen and twenty ythree
north Lake Kaack and the the old Indian boundary line
in township thirty north of range fourteen, Of the
third principal meridian.
AT the Land Office at SPRINGFIELD, on Monday, the
first day OF September for the disposal Of the public lands
small island in the Illinois river in ,ecion. eleven and
fourteen in township seventeen north of range hireen
OF the third principal meridian
Lands appropriated By law for schools military and other
purposes, together with those swamp and eveowed lands
made unfit thereby cultivation if any, which shall
lected by the State authorities before the days appointed
the of the public sales respectively under the
act entitled An enable the State OF Arkansas and
other States reclaim the swamp land within their linn
its approved september %, 1850, ~ be ercuded from ME
sales.
Ard locations for land bounes heretofore
law OF Congress for military services rendered to the United
States, mil be permitted any Of the ADORE mentioned lands
provided by the entitled An making appropriations
for the civil and diplomatic expenses Of Government &c,
approved Sd March, 1851.
The offering of the lands will be commenced the days
ed, with all convenient dispatch, uu the whole shall have
been offered but sale shall be kept open longer than two
weeks and private entry Of any the lands will be admit
ted until after the expiration Of the two weeks.
Given under my hand, the city of Washington, this
twenteshh day Of April Domni thousand eight
hundred and ffiy-one.
BY the President WILLARD FILLMORE.
J. BUTTERFIELD,
Commission of the General Land Office.
NOTICE TO PRE-EMPTION CLAIMANTS.
Every person entitled the right Of prescription oil