Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-11-14
By THE pREsIbt EG; r; Or THE UNITED
STATES:

TN pursuance of law, ]. JAMES BUCHANAN
hereby declare and make known that public sales
wall be held a. the aforementioned land Offices in the
state OF Missouri, at the periods hereinafter desig
, 1.-The land ONCE at Pr ArsBuRe, commencing on
~ the public lands within the folewiIg named
North Of the base line and rest Of the the fifth
prtncipdt meridian.
Fractional te,cnShips sixty seven, Of ranges
twenty -four to forty three, Inclusive.
At the land Office at MILAN, commencing on Mon
day the Sih day Of March next for the disposal ot
the public lands within the following named town
North Of the base line and tcest OF the ffth
pTinrtpdI meridian.
fractional Townships sixty seven, Of ranges
eighteen to twenty three. inclusive.
AT the land Office at PALMYRA, commencing on
vi ths mr. DAY OF March next for the dispo,
sal OF the public lands within the following named
townships. viz
North of the base line and ,ceSt Of the ffth priv
eipai meridian.
Fractional township sixty seven, of range ten.
The islands IN the Mississippi riv.r, number ed
enc. two, and three. In fractional townsl2 sixty
The island in the Des Moines river, IN sections
Iour anu nine oil fractional township sixty OF
The and in the Des Molnes river in section. nine
ten eleven and hftssn, of fractional township sixty
hve. OF range six.
At the land office at ar. Louis, commencing on
Monday, the first day Of March next for the
townships, VIZ:
North Of the base line and east ST the i'm p,in-
Cfput V1sTlQtnu.
Fractional township thirty eight, of range nine,
except the portions covered by private claims.
IA the land Office at JACKSON. commencing on
Of the public lands within the following named
townships. viz:
North Of the bas, line and east of the tftA p,i.-
ctpdI meridian.
Iaotional township twenty one, and hip
Fra i,nal township twenty -one of RANGE ttoo.
Fractionsl township sixteen, ana township twen-
nL.Of
Fownshlp taK enty nine, of range ten.
To% S19nS tssnshp sixteen of "a &c thirteen.
North 0ths base line and west Of thefJth pin
eipal meridian.
fractional township twenty -one, Of ranges one to
Fractional township twenty lone. and townships
twenty -hve and twenty of range nine.
=, AT the land once at SPRINGFIED, commencing
Monday. the fifteenth day of March next, for the
disposal Of the public lands within the following
North OF the base line and rest Of the TIM pin
opal meridian.
township thirty. of range ftrSrty-nius
townships thirty, thirty one, thirty-two thirty
three, and thirty four, FRANCE thirty.
Lands appropriated by law for the use of schools
swamp and OVERT ed lands made thereby UNFIT nDs
Inr cutiyat!on IL any. granted to the State by thu
and other States to reclaim the swamp lands within
Their limits" approved September "a, 1885, will be
The offering offhe absve lands will be common ed
on me DAYS appointed and will proceed in the le
III nhCn M hIr aursIi seh, until the whole shall
nave been offered, and the sales thus closed: but NJ
sale shall be kept open longer thsn two weeks ard
no private entry of any Of the lands will admit ed
until after the expiration Of the two weeks.
Given under my hand at the city of Washing m
this sixteenth day of September, ammo DomlnI O 10
thousand eight hundred and fifty seven
By the President:
THOMAS A. HENDRICKS
Commissioner of the General Land Office
NOTICE TO PRE-EMPTION CLAIMANTS
Every person entitled To the right of pre- emptIon
TO any OF the lands within the townships and parts
OF tovnshIps above enumerated 10 required to es-
tahIsh the same to the ION Of the re lister
and receiver OF the proper land Office, and MAKE
payment theTefor practicable after
seeing this nOtrs and before The day appointed for
the commencement Of the public sale Of the lands
emprncpg the tract claimed otherwise such claim