Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-09-29
by THE PREsIhENT OF THE UNITED

STATES:
In pursuance of law. |. JAMES BUCHANAN,
President of the United States Of America, do
hereby declare and make known that public sales
wall he held at the aforementioned land offices the
State of Missouri, at the periods hereinafter desig
At the land Office at PLATsBURG, commencing on
Monday, the st dsy Of March next, for the possl
of the public lands within the following named
townships, VIZ:
North Of the base line and trSSt Of tie the 6Cth
principal DssTidIaH.
Fractional toTRShipS sixty-seven, OF ranges
twenty -four to forty three, Inclusive.
At the land office at MILAN, commencing on Mon
day, the 9Th day of March next. for the disposal OF
the public lands within the following named town
ships, viz:
North Of the base line and qrrSt OF the 6fth
principal nlrTiIida.
Fractional fOtCHShIpS sixty seven, of ranges
eighteen to twenty three, inclusive.
AT the land office at PALMYRA, commencing on
Monday, the hrst day OF March next, Tor the dspo.
sal oil the public lands within the following named
townships. VIZ:
North Of the base line aud ,rest Of the ffth pra-
opal meridian.
Fractional township sixty seven, of range ten.
The islands IN the mississippi rIver numbered
one, two, and three, Ia fractional townslP sixty
The island in the Dcs Moines river. in sections
four and nine. OF fractional township sixty of
The in the Des MONIES river in sections nine,
ten. eleven, and hileen, oi fractional township sixty
hive, OF range SIX.
AT the land office at ST. LOUIS, commencing on
Monday, the first day Of March next, for the disposal
of the public lands within the following named
townships, VIZ:
North OF til. base line and east ST the 6fth prin-
sipdl meridiGn.
Fractional township thirty eight, OF range nine,
except the portions covered by private claims.
At the land office at JACKSON, commencing on
Monday, the 9Th day of March next, for the disposal
Of the public lands within the following named
townships, viz:
North Of the bGs: line and east Of the t0fh prin
opal DisrIdiGH.
ractiOnal township twenty one, and township
twenty two, of range one.
fractional township twenty one, OF range t'rO.
Township twenty seven. OF range screen
Fractional township sixteen, and township tweI-
ty eight, of range nIne.
Township twenty -nlne, OF range ten.
Fractional township sixteen, OF n ge thirteen.
Township twenty four, of range sixteen.
North Of the base lins and res! OF the tJth pTin.
eipaI nIeTidiaH.
Fractional township twenty -One, Of ranges one 10
Fractional township twenty -one, AMI townships
twenty -hve and twenty SIX, ef range nine.
At the land office at SPRINGFIELD, commencing
Monday, the fifteenth day of March next, for the
disposal Of the public lands within the following
named townships, viz:
North Of the base line and tceSt Of the Jth pTiH-
ctpdi meridian.
Township thirty, OF range ttUenty-Htne.
Townships thirty, thirty -One, thirty two, thirty
three, and thirty -four, Gf range thirty.
Lands appropriated y law for the use of schools,
military, and other purposes, together with those
:. swamp and overflow ed lands, made thereby unit
for cultivation" II any granted TO the State by the
and other States to reclaim the swamp lands within
their limits" approved September u, 1885, will be
The offering of the above lands will be commenced
the days appointed, and will proceed IN the order
in which they advertised, until the whole shall
have been offered, and the sales thus closed; but
sale shall he kept open longer than two weeks, and
no private entry of any of the lands will he admitted
until after the expiration OF the two weeks.
Given under my hand, at the city of Washington.
this sixteenIh day Of September, ammo DonIlnI one
''''1'l'"N JAMES BUCHANAN.
By the President:
Commissioner of the General Land Office.