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Atthe land Office ST. sTBPHENs Alabama commencing
ens he odd % aspVe
TO- a. are situated in the aforementioned townships witt
North Of the base line and west the principal meridian.
townships TOWNSHIP one and swo arrange one.
T ownshp: ONE yo three and t. q range two
townships one, tu three four five, sr and sever" Of range
Townships three, four, dve six .even, ofrange five
South ofthe base line Of the principal meridian"
townships one to three four and ee Of range one
TSwnshpps . and Of range wo
Township one, Of range four
South Of the base line of the principal meridtsn.
Townshpsthree and four, of range
At the land Office DEMOPOLIS State, commencing
on the twelfth day Of September ne hs disposal OF
ferred to- townships, wit
North Of the base Of the prncipal neridan
Townships eighteen nineteen and tcenty of range four
Al the land office at TUsCALoosA in the same STATE com
posal parts sections being odd numbers
to wit: Q1t
surveying datrict. aoa
Township tUeny one of range four. a-s s-
At the Office COLUMBUS in Mississippi commencing
Monday September disposal such
to- situated in the aforementioned townships to wit
North of the base line Of Tie caoc,aD nertdiun
Townships eight sixteen, seuenteen eighteen nineteen, and
Township; sg ysl0s tir.es. fourteen fifteen sin1ee
es IF
teen SIXTEEN seventeen eighteen and nineteen" of seven
Townships eight nine ten eleven ~eo thirteen, fourteen, IT,
Townships eight nine, ten, eleven t0slue range
the land office in the same State commencing
such sections and sections being the odd numbers above
w to- as are situated in the aforementioned townships to
Northc the of the ,eeridian
Township four, of range thirteen. t1
Townships tue, three FOUR 0s and sir, of four
Townships three four five, six, and seven, of range
Townships rO three four ue six, and seven, range
Townships five ss and of range seventeen
North of the base le the nedian and east Of Peartre
Townships seven, eight, nine and ten range
s and sn a1 o range %
The townships herein DESIGNATED in Roman Letters are wholly With
italics partly within said limits designated
Offices BY the COMMISSIONS Of the General Land ONCE.
Lands for schools military and other purposes will be
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exceeding hundred each side thereof and there
fore the M w ed s 1 e I ns
be open sufficient admit of offer
exceeding weeks and applications
entries of the lands offered under this proclamation
received until after the close Of the public SALE
hand city Washington the third
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By the President:
JOHN WILSON,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
Notice settlers lands the United States originally ~
drawn from market on account of the railroad grant.
Congress- approved March, 1885, entitled SAN
extend cmpon rights to certain lands therein mentioned
United they exist
tended alternate sections of public lands along the
railroad herenbefore mentioned where the settlement
and Improvement made to the final allotment of the al
said railroad. Therefore, all claims by
alternate sections of public lands within the
originally will attach predcated settlements
made prior 4h February 1885, the date of the final alot
:
Claims within the proven up any
before the herein fired for the of the public ae
paid of dollars and fifty
Claims outside of the six miles, and within the limits Of the
original reservation must be prior to the restoration of
! lands private
Soldiers dollar and twenty five cents
received for either class of lands
only however, be located by each pre-emp0
immediately the public sale directed the fore
going proclamation CT the President applications will be received
purchase private entry location by warrants of the
satisfy this grant, outside of the six miles limits in
confusion and insure accuracy,
be issued to the registers and
ceivers.
JOHN WILSON,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.