Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-04-19
No. $50.
BY the President of the United States.

BY the President of the United States.
IN PURSUANCE Of LAW, /, FRANKLIN
l. PIERCE, President Of the United States Of
America, do hereby declare and make known
that public sales will be held at the undermen-
toned land Offices, in the state Of Michigan, at
the times herein designated, to wit:
At the land office at SAULT STE. MARIE,
commencing on Monday, the fourteenth day Of
uated within the aforementioned townships and
fractional townships, viz:
North of tbs base line and ,cest of the prixeipaI
meridian
The ISLANDS situated in section six, town.
ship forty seven, Of range two; in section four,
township forty-seven, Of range three; in section
twenty-eigbt and twenty mine, township forty
eight, of range five; and in Sc ton thirty three,
township forty five, Of range twelve.
Township forty nine. Of range ten.
Townships forty seven, forty and fifty, Of
range eleven.
Townships forty three. forty-si1, forty seven,
and forty-eight OF range twenty-five
Townships forty three, forty six and forty -sev-
en-, Of range twenty three
townships forty-four and forty. five, Of range
twenty-five.
Townships forty -four and forty-fve, Of range
Township forty nine, Of range twenty. seven.
Townships forty eight, forty nine and Afty-one
Townships forty-eight, forty nine, fifty, and
ffty.on OF range thirty.fve
Townships forty-hve, fifty, and hfty-one, Of
range tn1rty-6lx.
Township Atty, Of range thirty.seven
The vacant unappropriated lands in sections
twenty five, twenty six, thirty-fve, and thirty.
six, In township afty-two, of range forty.
At the land ONCE at DUNCAN, commencing
on Monday, the fourth day Of August next, fof
the disposal Of the public lands situated within
the following named townships and parts Of
townships, viz:
North of the base line and ,oest of the principal
meridian.
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Townships thirty four and thirty Ave, Of range
twenty-elght.
Townships thirty-four and thirty-ave, Of range
twenty-nine.
North Of the base lane and east of the p,iseipal
merididn.
Certain Islands situated 10 the following sec
tons, to wit in sections twenty four and twenty.
five, township thirty four, Of range seven in
sections two, three, thirteen, and twenty -four,
township thirty Of range eight; in sections nine
teen and thirty, township t6irty four Of the same
ranges In section twelve, township twenty ght,
Of range nine; In sec tons three four nine, and
ten, township thirty two, Of the same range; in
section three, township thirty, Of range ten; and
in sections twenty nine, thirty three and thirty
four, township thirty one, Of the same range.
Lands appropriated by law for the use Of
with those swamp and overlooked lands, made
thereby unfit for cultivation - IL any, granted to
the State by the act entitled ''An act to enable
the State Of Arkansas and other States TO reclaim
September %, 1850, piII be excluded from the
sales.
The offering Of the above lands will be COM
Inenced on the days appointed, and will proceed
In the order In which they are advertised, with
all convenient dispatch, until the whole shall
have been offered and the sales thus closed 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
We eks
Given under my hand, at the city Of Washing
ton, this fifth day Of April, ammo Domini one
thousand eight hundred and fifty six.
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
BY the President:
THOS. A. HENDRICKS,
Commits ioDer of the General Land Once
NOTICE TO PRE-EMPTION CLAIMANTS
Every person entitled to the right Of pre-emp-
ton TO any Of the lands within the TOWNSHIP ps and
paris OF townships above enumerated, Is required
10 establish the same TO the satisfaction Of theIeg
lister and receiver Of the proper land Office, and
| make payment thereof as soon as practicable af-