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of the northeast quarter and wcs half of the south
cnst quarter of ten and sections fifteen seventeen
twenty, twenty-one, twenty-five, twenty nine,
and thlrty-two, (exccpt the northeast quarter OF
The southeast quarter,) in township two, Of range
nine.
At the Land Office at DIXON, commencing o.,
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:
NOrhg TIC base line aud ICest Of The fourth principal
meridian.
Islands numbered one and two in township TWEEN
ty- e ght, OF range one
Wilson island, IN the Mssissippi river in sec
tions thirty-iiyo and thirty-sx in township cigh-
teen, OF range two.
Part Of island A, and Islands 3, c, D,E,F,G,H,
and l. IN the Mississippi river, in township seven
teen, Of range three.
Part of island A, and Islands b, c, j, Z, t. and
o IN the Mississippi river, in township seventeen,
Of range four.
All the land together with al Island in the Mis-
sisspp river, lying cast Of slough, being parts Of
fractional sections 1--WE, (south of Edwards riyer)
eight, nine, ten, fifteen, and twenty two. and an
to%na.4ip thirteen; snd 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 aections five
and eight, in township fourteen; the islands and
parts of islands in sections three, twenty one TWEEN
ty eight, twenty nine thirty two and thirtysthree
In township. .iiteen and fractional section fourteen
Except lot seven,) and fractions an island of
sections fourteen, twenty-five, (except lot two,)
twenty (except lots three, five, and six,)
and thirty four (exccpt lots three and four all in
the Mississpp river, i'll 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 thrty-six inclusive, in town
ship twenty of range four
North Of The base line and east Of tie third principal
meridtan
An island in Rock river in section twelve, in
township iorty-six, of range one.
Three small islands in Rock river in sections
thirty and thirty-two, in township forty, six, of
range two.
Al the Land Office at EDWARDSYILLE, com
mencing on Monday, the eleventh day Of August
next, for hc disposal Of the public lands in the fol-
lowing named sections and parts OF sections to wit:
North Of the base line and lcestof tie 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 utheast 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
cast quarter of twenty-five; the north half of the
northwest quarter OF twenty eight; the south half
of twenty the cast half and southwest quar-
ter OF the southeast quarter OF thlrty 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 DANYILLE, commencing
Oh Monday, the eighteenth day of August next, for
the disposal of the public lands within the follow
ing named sections, to wit:
North Of tie base line and east Of the third gYacifal
meridian
The westernmost tiers Of sections numbered six
seven, eighteen, nineteen thirty thirty one, in
each OF the townships twenty.six twenty-sevcn,
and twenty eight, Of range seven.
AT the Land Office at CHICAGO, on Monday, the
sixth day of October next, for the disposal ofhe pub
lie lands small island in the Illinois river in sec
ton thirty-wo, in township thirty four, north of
range eight eaet 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 cast of the third principal meridian.
At the Land Office catSPRINGFIELD, at ,on Monday,
the first day of September next for the disposal Of
the public lands small island in the Illinois
river, in sections eleven aud fourteen, township
seventeen north OF range thirteen west OF the third
Lands appropriated by law for schools, military,
and other purposes, together with 'those swamp
and overilowed lands made unfit thereby for cuti-
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 2S,
1850, IciH be ercl1ided from he safes.
And locations for land bountics heretofore
granted by any law of Congress for military SER
vices rendered to the United States tciH be permit
ted any Of The GbOUe mentioned lands as provided
by the act entitled can act making appropria-
Sns 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 arc 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 weeks.
Given under my hand at the city Of Washing
ton, this twenty eighth day of April, Ammo Domin
one thousand eight hundred and hfty-onc,
BY the President
MlLLARD FILLMORE.
J. BUTTERFlELD,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.