The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-05-13

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J. BUTTERFIELD.
/ Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
May 2-lawl3w
by the President OF the United States.
N pursuance of law, MILLARD FILLMORE
| i President of the United States of America, dc
hereby make known and declare, that public saes
| will be held at the aforementioned Land Ofices in
the State Of ILLINOIS, at the periods hereinafter
designated, TO Wit
Att the 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:
Norof the base line and irsst 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-
tion three in township eleven and of fractional
tions three, ten, eleven, fourteen fifteen, twenty
two, twenty three, twenty six, twenty seven thr-
ty-four, aud thirty five, in township twelve, Of
range five.
Sections eight. nine; the west half the west hall
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 ,cest Of the fourth principal
merididn.
| Islands numbered one and two in township TWEEN
! Wilson island, in the Mississippi river in sec
tions thirty-fve and thirty six, in township cgh-
| teen, of range two.
Part of island A. and islands b, C, d, Z, +. G, Fl,
and in the Mississippi river, in township seven
| teen, Of range three.
| Part of island A, and islands Is, c, ID, E. +, and
G. in the Mississippi river, in township seventeen,
! of range four.
| All the land, together with an island in the Mis-
sissipp river, lying eas of slough, being parts OF
fractional sections five (souh of Edwards river,
/ eight, nine, ten, fifteen, and twenty-five, and n
island in sections twenty-seyen and thirty four, In
| township thirteen; and islands and Is, and an
island in sections thirty five and thrtysix, in the
Mississippi river, in township seventeen, of range
| Eve.
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, TWEEN
eight, twenty nine, thirty two and thirty three,
township fifteen; and fractional section fourteen
(exoept lot seven,) and fractions an island Of
| sections fourteen, twenty-five Except lot two }
twenty seven, (cxcept lots three, five, and six,)
and thirty four, (except lots three and four) all in
the Mississippi river in township sixteen of range
| six.
North Of the base line and east Of the fourth principal
|. meridian.
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 tie 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
| range two.
| At the Land Office at EDwARDSvILLE. com
mencing on Monday, the eleventh day of August
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lowing named sections and parts Of sections to wit
North Of The base line and tcest Of the third principal
/ meridian.
The southwest quarter and the west half and
southeast Of the southeast quarter Of secon 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
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 half and south
| west quarter, and the east haf of the northw est
| quarter of twenty-On the west half and north
east quarter Of twenty-five; the north half of the
northwest quarter of twenty-eight; the south hall
of twenty nine; the east half and southwest quar-
ter Of the southeast quarter Of thirty the northeast
quarter OF thirty the south half and northeast
quarter, and the half and northwest quarter of
| 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 westernmost tiers Of sections numbered six,
seven, eighteen, nineteen, thirty and thirty one, 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 October next for the disposal of pub
lie lands small island in the illinois river in sec
tion 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 Kaamick and the old Indian
boundary line in township thirty. seven. north of
range fourteen east of the third principal meridian
| Atthe 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 OF the third
| principal meridian.
Lands appropriated by law for schools, military,
and other purposes, together with 'fhosc swamp
and overhowcd 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
Arkansas and other States to reclaim the sswamp
land within their limits" approved Septcmber.2S
1850, tciu be erciudtd from. ne sales.
And no locations for land bounties heretofore
granted oy any law OF Congrcss Ior inlntary SER
vices rendered to the United States, tc be permit
ted any of the above mentioned lands, as provided
| by the act entitled can act making appropria-
tions for the civil and diplomatic expenses of Cow
| 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 sha 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 fifty one.
By the President:
MILLARD FILLMORE.
J. BurTgRrIELp,