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seeing tis notice. and before the day appointed for
the commencement of the public sale Of the lands
embracing the tract claimed, otherwise such
]. BUTrERFIELD.
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
May 2--lawlaw
| by che President OF tho United States.
| r N pursuance of law, / IMILLARD FILLMORE,
| 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
the State Of ILLINOIS, at the periods hereinafter
Afthe Land Office at QUINCY, commencing on
Monday, the fourth day Of August next, for the dis
posal OF thepubiic ands situated in the following
sections and parts of sections, to wit
North Of the base line and ,oss Of the fourth principal
| rsf meridian.
All the lands, together with the islands and parts
of islandsin the Mississippi river lying wcst Of the
cast bank Of slough, being parts of fractional
ton three in township eleven and of fractional sec
tons three ten, eleven, fourteen, hfteen, twenty
two, twenty three twenty-six, twenty seven, thir-
ty-four. and thirty five, in township twelve, of
| range Eve. M NJ
Sections eight. nine; the west half the west half
of the northeast quarter and west half of the south
cast quarter Of ten, and sections 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 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 tDsst Of the fourth principal
Islands numbered % and two in township twcn-
| ty-cght, OF range one.
wilson island, in the Mississippi river, in Sec
t0ns thirty five and thirty-six, in township cigh-
teen, of range two.
Part Of island A, and islands b, c, ID, E,F,G,H,
and ], in the Mississippi river in township seven
4 teen, of range three.
Part of island A, and islands b, c, d, f, f, and
@, in the Mississippi river, in township seventeen,
of range four
| All the land, together with an island in the Mis-
sssppi river, lying east of slough, being parts of
fractional sections five, (south Of Edwards river,)
eight, nine, ten, fifteen, and twenty two, and an
island in sections twenty seven and thirty -four, in
township thirteen; and islands and B, and
island in sections thirty five and thirty elk 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 eight twenty nine, thirty and thirty three,
township fifteen; and fractional section fourteen
(except lot sevcn,) and fractions on an island of
sections fourteen, twenty-five, Except lot two,)
twenty seven, Except lots three five, and six)
and thirty four, Except lots ree and four) all in
the Mississippi river Ia township sixteen, of range
| six. lsr
North of the base line and east of the fourth principal
!
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 islnnd 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 at tEDwARDsvILLE, 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 to wit:
North of the base line and oest of The third principal
| meridian.
The southwest quarter and the west half and
southeast of the southeast quarter Of section tnree
the east half of the southwest quarter and the east
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
cast 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; the east half and south
west quarter, and the east half of the northwest
quarter of twenty one; the west half and north
east quarter of twenty two; the north half of the
northwest quarter of twenty-cight; the south half
of twenty nine; the cast half and southwest quar-
ter Of the southeast quarter of thirty; the northeast
quarter of thirty one; the south half and northcas:
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 nest. for
the disposal of the public lands within the follow
| ing named sections,A ~ wit:
North of the base linz and east Of the Third principal
meridian.
The westcrnmost 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 o, on Monday, the
sixth day Of October next for tho disposal the pub
lie lands In the Illinois river in
tion thirytwo, in township thirty four, north Of
range eight east OF the third principal meridian.
Fractional sections thirteen, fourteen and twenty
three, north of Lake kaamick and the old Indian
boundary line in township thirty. seven, north Of
range fourteen cast of the third principal meridian
Atthc 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 ofhc third
principal meridian.
Lands appropriated by law for schools, military
| and other purposes, together with ''those swamp
and ovcrfowcd lands made unfit thereby for cult-
vation,'' 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 %,
1850, mill be excluded from, he sa,es.
And no locations for land bounties heretofore
granted by any law of Congress for military
vices rendered to the United States, scH be permit
ted any Of The above mentioned lands, provided
| by the act entitled 'sAn 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 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 wecks.
| 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:
MlLLARD FILLMORE.
! j. BurrEnrIELD,
Commissioner OF the General Land Office.
NOTICE TO PRE-EMPTION CLAIMANTS.