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the Register and Receiver at Willow RIVER, ana
make payment therefor soon practicable qfter
seeing this notice. and before the day appointed for
the commencement of the public sale OF the lands
the tract claimed, otherwise such
]. BUTTERFIELD.
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
May 2-law13w
IN pursuance Of law, MILLARD 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
designated, to wit:
Afthe Land Office at QUINCY, commencing on
Monday, the fourth day of August next for the dis
posal Of the public lands situated in the following
sections and parts of sections, to wit:
North of the base line and iosst 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 eeven and OF fractional sec
tions three, ten, eleven, fourteen. fifteen, twenty
two. twenty three, twenty six, twenty seven, thir
ty-four. and thirty 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 fifteen, seventeen,
twenty, twenty one, twenty 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
sections and parts Of sections, viz:
North of the base line and toest Of the fourth principal
meridian.
Islands numbered one and two in township twen-
ty- eight, of range one.
Wilson island, in the Mississippi river, in
tions thirty five and thirty ysix, In township eigh-
teen, of range two.
Part of island A. and islands B, c, d, E, F, G, H,
and J. in the Mississippi river, in township seven
teen, of range three.
Part of island A, ana 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 in the Mis-
sssppi river, lying east Of slough, being parts OF
eight, nine, ten, fifteen, and twenty two, and an
Island In sections twenty seven and thirtyfour, in
township thirteen; and islands A and b, and an
island in sections thirty five and thirty-sx 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 TWEEN
ty- eight, twenty nine, thirtytwo. and thirty three
In township fifteen; and fractional section fourteen
Except lot seven,) and fractions on an island OF
sections fourteen, twenty-five, (except lot two,)
twenty y-seven, (except lots three, five, and sx.)
and thirty four, Except lots three and FOUR. all in
the Mississippi river, in township sixteen, of range
six.
North Of the base lane and east o. J0urh prfnctpd
meridiGn
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 aud east Of the third principal
meridian
An island 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 six, Of
At the Land Office at 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, to witt
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 three
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
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; the cast half and south
west quarter, and the east half OF the northwest
quarter of, twcnty-one; the west half and north
cast quarter Of twenty-two; the north half of the
northwest quarter of twenty-eight; the south half
of twenty nine; the east half andsouthwest quar-
quarter of thirty onc the south half and northeast
quarter, and the east 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
meridian.
The wcsternmost tiers OF sections numbered six,
ri
each of the townships twenty six, twenty seven,
and twenty eight, ofrange seven.
| At the Land Office eatCHlCAGO, on Monday, the
sixth day Of October next for the disposal the pub
lie lands small island in the Illinois river, in
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 east of the third principal meridian
| Attic Land Office catSPRINGFIELD, ,on 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 ovcrfowcd lands made unfit thereby for culti-
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 limts," approved September Is,
| 1850, triu be.erclsidcd 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, tciU be permit
ted on any Of the abore mentioned iands, as provided
by the act entitled 'An act making appropria-
tions for the civil and diplomatic expenses Of Gov
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 advertised, with all convenient
despatch, until the whole shall have been offered,
| but no sale shall be kept open longer than two
weeks, and 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:
| J. BprrERriELD,
| Commissioner Of the General Land Office.