Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-11-21
By THE pREsI hNKsS;Hf r; Or THE UNITED

In pursuance of law. 4, JAMES BUCHANAN
hereby declare and make known that public sales
will DO held at the aforementioned land Offices
STATE oi missouri, at the Pero<s hereinafter desls-
Al the land office at PLA1.sURe, commencing on
Of tn. public lands within the following named
Townships, viz:
N''A Of the bow ,;"s Gns S; Of the A
Fractional tsrnshiPs sixty seven, of nnGes
AT the i.nd 20 ose 81 MIsns oomnencin. on Mon
day, the 8, day Of March next for the disposal of
the public lands within the following named town
North Of the base line and ,ret Of the tfth
principal meridian.
| fractional Townships sixty seven, of ranges
eighteen to twenty three. inclusive.
At the land Office at PALMYRA, commencing on
sal Of the public lands within the faIlo1aS ,named
townships. viz:
North of the Base I'm, and ,rest Of the fJth prin
etpdl meridian.
functional township sixty seven. of range ten.
The islands IN the Mississippi riv' r, numbered
ono. two and three. in fractional townslp sixty
The island in the Des Moines river, in sections
four and nine, Of fractional township sixty -four of
The .and in the Des MONIES river in section. nine
five, OF range six.
At the land cf'ioe at ar. LOUIS. commencing on
Monday. the FIRST day of March next for the posa
townships, VIZ; r.. .. d.. 10y -.. n
NORTH Of the has. lins arI east II the fJth prfn.
n7eYt0tG0,
Fractional township thirty eight, of range nine.
1ocpt the portions covered BY private claims.
At the land Office Of JAcksox, commencing on
Of the pubic lands within the following nsmed
townships. viz:
North Of ths sss, LINE and .asf Of the i'm p,in-
eiPal meridian. ?.
trnctionai township twenty. one, and township
twenty two, of range ONE.
IownshiP twenty seven. OF range sercH, .-.
Fractional township sixteen, and township TWEEN
n0A
Township twenty mine. Of range ten. : e.
T1sctional t.wnship lKteen, Of raaEe thirteen.
North OtAs base lin. and rest Of fAstjtA p,ia-
opal nusridtaR. e.
fractional township twenty -one, Of ranges one to
Fractional township twenty ono. and townships
twenty five and twenty six, Of range nne.
., At the land office at SPKINsFIKD, commencing
dspos.l Of the public lands within the following
North of the bass line ond rest Of fRs ffth 1rin-
.. etpaL n7sTidian.
townships thity. thirty one, thirty Two. th,rty
'n[s Lands ana tsy b, ,nTs 1 THIRTY a
swamp and overfowed lands, made thereby unit
se S The ..e BY tn.
their Limits" approved September %, 1850, viii 10
The offering Of the above lands win be commenced
on the day. appointed and Will proceed IN the order
have been offered and the sales thus closed but no
sale shall be kept open longer than two weeks and
no private enry any of the lands will be admitted
urn after the ex piraton of the two weeks.
Given under my hand. at the city of Washngton
this sixtesnh day of September. ammo Donlni one
thousand eight hundred and fifty seven.
JAMES BUCHANAN.
BY the President:
THOMAS A. HENDRICKS,
Commissioned Of the General Land Office.
NOTICE TO PRESUMPTION CLAIMANTS.
Every person sntitea.to the right of pre- emptIoD
to any OF he lands within the tovnships and parts
OF Townships above snume ted 10 reeuir, d to ss-
tahlIsh tho same to the satisfaction Of the
and re"erver Of the proper land ofice, and make
Pdy,nsSt therefor as soen a. p,acttra6ls after
sesinS fhis and before day appointed for
the commencement of the public sale Of the lands
embracing the tract claimed otherwise such claim
will be forfsitsds
I'D THOS. A. HENDRICKS,
Commissioner Of the General Land Oflos.
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