The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-05-03

Nv an. pr..,dent Of the United States.
TN pursuance of law, / WILLARD FiLLMOkE,
j President Of the United States OF america, uo
hereby make known and declare tnat puDnc snios
will he held at the aforementioned Land OHces III
the STATE of ILLINOIS, at the periods hereinafter
designated, to wit: ,x,,x, -,
Monday, the fourth day Of Augustnext Tor ,he ais
posal OF the public lands situated In the ioowing
sections and parts OF sections, to VII;
North of the base line and ,osst Of the fourth principal
80 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
tons three ten, eleven, fourteen. ffteen, twenty
two. twenty three twenty-six, twenty-seven, thir
ty four, and thirty i've, in township twelve, Of
range FIVE. 100
of the northeast quarter and west half OF the south
east quarter of ten, and sections hfteen seventeen
twenty, twenty one, Twenty-Five, twenty nihe,
and thirty-two, Except the nortneast quarter VI
the southeast quarter,) In township '"o' u range
nine.
AZ 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 ,rssi 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 sec
tons thirty hve and thirty In townshp eigh-
teen, of range two.
Part Of island A. and Islands B. c. D. E, F. G. II.
and l. in the Mississippi river. in township seven
teen, Of range three.
Part of island A, and islands b, G, d. E, F, and
G, in the Mississippi river, in township seventeen,
All he land, together with an island in the Mis-
sissippi river. lying east of slough being parts OF
fractional sections hive, (south Of Edwards river)
eight, nine, ten, fifteen, and twenty two, and an
island in sections twenty and thirty -four, in
township thirteen; and Islands A and b, and an
island in sections thirty five and thirty SIX, In the
Mississippi river in township seventeen, of range
1--WE.
An island and parts Of islands, in sections i've
and eight, in township fourteen; the islands and
parts OF islands in sections three, twenty twen
ty- eight twenty nine, thirty and thirty
IN township fifteen; and fractional section fourteen
Except lot sevcn,) and fractions on an island OF
sections fourteen, twenty-five, Except lot two,)
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 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
range two.
AZ 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 ,osst 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-
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 wcst 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
quarter of seventeen; the east half and south
west quarter, and the cast 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-eight; the south hall
of twenty nine; the east half and southwest quar-
of the southeast quarter of thirty the northeast
quarter Of thirty one; the south half and northeast
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 next, for
the disposal of the public lands within the follow
ing named 6ectlOng, 10 WN:
North of the base line and east Of the third principal
meridian. "a
The westernmost tiers Of sections numbered six.
seven. eighteen, nineteen, thirty and thirty onc in
each Of the townships twenty six, twenty seven,
and twenty eight, Of range seven.
At the Land Office at CHICAGO, on Monday the
sixth day of October next for the disposal of 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
At the Lnnd Office stSPRINGFIELD,o n Monday
the FIRST day of September next, for the disposal Of
the public lands q ANAL island in the Illinois
river in sections eleven and fourteen, in township
seventeen, north Of range thirteen west of the third
principal meridian. ~ za M Is,
Lands appropriated by law for schools, military,
and other purposes, together with 'those swamp
and overfowed lands made unit 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 "An actto enable the State
Arkansas and other States to reclaim the 'swamp
land within their limits,' approved September %,
1880, soiR be ezcluded from TIE sales.
And no locations for land bountics heretofore
granted by any law of Congress for military SER
vices rendered TO the United States, toiH be permit
ted on amy of Me above mentioned lands, provided
by the act entitled Gan act making appropria.
tons for the civil and diplomatic expenses of Gov
eminent" &c, approved Sd March, 1851. cI
The offering Of the lands will be commenced
the days appointed, and proceed in the order in
which they are advertised, with all convenient
despatch, until the whole shall have been offered,
but no sale shal 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
WILLARD FILLMORE.
j. BUrTERrfELD,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
NOTICE TO PRE-EMPTION CLAIMANTS.
Every person entitled TO the right of pre- emp
ton to any of the lands within the townships and
parts Of townships above enumerated, is required
to establish the to the satisfaction of the regis
ter and receiver of the proper Land Office, and
make payment therefor as soon a. practicable gfto
sesine s notice, and before the day appointed for
the commencement Of the public sale of the ianda
embracing the tracts claimed; other wise such claim