Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-09-25
BY THE PREsI6EESSTf. T. Or THE UNITED
lrsuanoe of law l. JAMES RITCHANAN

In .!s pursuance as 80 of law: |, JAMES BUCHANAN
hereby declare and make known that public sales
VIII be held at the aforementioned land Offices i'm the
state or Missouri, at the periods hereinafter des
AT the land Office at PLArsBURs. commencing on
Monday, the ist day of March next for the sposs
2i the public lands within the following named
townships, viz:
North Of tbs base lins and IUeSt Of the ths fifth
p..: principal nserididn.
ractIonai toCHShipS sixty-seyen, Of rans es
twenty iour to forty -throe, inclusive.
At the land Office at MILAN, commencing on Mon
gay, me 8th DAY of March next for the disposal of
the public lands within the following named town
ships, VIZ:
North Of the base ling and tcest Of the 6fth
- PRINCIPAL meridian.
Fractional Townships sixty seven, of ranges
eighteen to twenty three, inclusive.
At the land office at PALMYRA, commencing on
Monday, the fret day of March next. for the dIspo
sa oi the pubic lands within the following named
townships. viz:
North Of the base line and rest of the 6f.h pyjn-
cIPdi T1sTtdidR.
Fractional township sixty seven. Of range ten
Jhe Islands N the Mississippi rlv'r. numbered
The island ia the Des Mones river. IN section,
four and nine, Of fractional! township sixty four, of
The island in the Des Mones river in sect; ons nine,
Ten, eleven and hiteen OF fractional township sixty
hive, OF range six.
Al the land otiioe at ar. Iour. commencing on
Monday, the first day of March next lor the disposal
OF the public lands within the following -namod
townships. VIZ:
North Of the base lin, md .as, ST the ECfh prin-
ctpdI meridinH.
ractlOnhl TOWNSHIP thirty eight, OF range nine,
except the portions cover ed by private Claims.
AT the land Office at JACKSON, commencing on
Monday the 9th day Of March next, for the dis posa
oi the public lands within tho following named
townships, viz:
North Of the bGs, line and eaa OF the 6fth prir-
etpaE msrididH.
fractional township twenty one, and township
EracticnaI township twenty -one, of range t~O.
IownshP twenty seven, oi range SereH;
Fractional township sixteen, and township TWEEN
ty,eight, OF range nine.
Township twenty mine, of range ten.
Fractional township sixteen of IA ge thirteen.
Township twenty four, of range sixteen.
North Of the base line aud -re,t Of the fth prta-
ctpaL meridian.
fractional township twenty -one, of ranges one to
eight, inclusive.
fractional township twenty one, and townships
twenty -hye and twenty SIX, sf range nine.
AT the land office at SPRIEGFiED, commencing
Monday, the fifteenth day of March next, for the
disposal of the public lands within the following
named townships, VIZ:
North Of the baS, Tine dHi tr>SE Of tie GEih priH
cIpdI meridian.
Township thirty, of range rcSHfy -nins.
Townships thIrty, thirty -one. thirty two, thirty
three, and thirty four, Fl range thirty.
Lands appropriated 10y law for the use of schools
swamp and oyertiowed lands, nads thereby UNFIT
for cnitiyaton" II any granted to the STATE by the
and other States to reclaim the swamp lands thin
their limits" approved September %, l01n, will be
The offering of the above lands will be commenced
on the days appointed and will proceed in the order
in which they are advertised, until the whole shall
have been offered and the sales thus closed; but
sale shall he kept open longer thsn two weeks, and
private entry of any Of the lands will he admitted
Given under my hand, at the city Of Washing ton,
this sixteenth day of September, ammo Domini one
'"'u'""u ''S"' NUM-" '' ia JAMES BUCHANAN.
BY the President:
Thomas a. lIENDRICEs, .-
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