Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-04-18
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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 undsrmen-
toned land Offices, in the State Of Michigan, at
the times herein designated, to wit:
AT the land office at SAULT STE. MARIE,
July next for the disposal of the public lands sit
uated within the aforementioned townships and
fractional townships, viz:
North of the base line and ,csst of the principal
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 eight and twenty nine, township forty.
eight, Of range Ave; and in seat ton thirty three,
township forty five, Of range twelve.
Township forty nine, Of range ten.
Townships forty seven, forty nine and Atty, OF
range eleven.
Townships forty three, forty-six, forty seven,
and forty-eight. Of range twenty-five
Townships forty three, forty six and forty sew
On, Of range twenty three.
Townships forty-four and forty i've, Of range
Townships forty -four and forty Ave, Of range
Township forty nine, Of range twenty. seven.
Townships forty eight, forty nine and fifty one
Of range thirty four
To snships forty-eight, forty nine, fifty, and
ffty-one, OF range thirty-fve.
range thir.y-six.
Township afty, Of range thirty seven.
The vacant unappropriated lands in sections
twenty five, twenty six, thirty-fve, and thirty
six, in township ffty-two, Of range forty.
At the land Office at DUNCAN, commencing
on Monday the fourth day Of August next, for
tie disposal Of the public lands situated within
the following named townships and parts of
townships, viz
North Of the ba.e line and ,os,t of the principal
meridian.
Township thirty. seven, Of range twenty seven.
Townships thirty four and Thirty Eve, Of range
Townships thirty-four and thirty-nve, Of range
twenty mine.
North Of the base lsne and east of the principal
meridian.
Certain Islands situated In the following Sec
tons, to wit in sections twenty -four and twenty.
i've, 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 thirty four, of the same
range; IN section twelve, townsaiptwenty-eight,
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 and thirty
four, township thirty one, Of the same range.
Lands appropriated by law for the use of
schools, military, and other purposes, together
with those . swamp and overlooked lands, made
Thereby unfit for cultivation - il any, granted to
TIE State by the act entitled &C An act to enable
the tate Of Arkansas and other States TO reclaim
the swamp lands within their limits - approved
September %, 1850, sciII be e1elxded from the
sales.
The Offering of the above lands will be com.
msnced on the days appointed, and viii 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 land, will be
admitted until after the expiration Of the two
weeks.
Giren under my hand, at the city Of Washing
ton, this ftth day Of April, ammo Domini one
thousand eigh: hundred and dftysix
FRANKLIN PIERCE,
BY the President:
THOS. A HENDRICKS
Commissioner Of the General Land Of3oe