The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-09-12

OF THE PRESIDENTS PROCLAMATION
No 664, DATED July 7th, 1860.
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OF THE PRESIDENTS PROCLAMATION
No. 664, DATED July 7th, 1860.
MIN NE SOT A.
1T orders public sales in the State of Minnesota
Il as follows:
At tho Land Office at St Cloud, Oh the 18th day
of October next, of iftyseyen townships and parts
of township heretofore unoered in the counties Of
Wright, Stearns, Meeker aud Davis.
At the Land Office at St Cloud on the 18th day
of October next, of twenty-five townships and parts
of townships heretofore unofered in the counties
of Sherburne, Benton, Morrison and Grow Wing.
At the Land Office at Forest City, on the 22d day
of October next, of fifty three townships and parts
Of townships heretofore unofered in the counties
Of Hennepin, Carver, Wright, Mcleod, Meeker and
Davis.
AT the Land Office at Henderson, on the 18th day
Of October next, of fifty townships ard parts Of
townships heretofore nnofered in the counties of
Goodhue, Dacotah, Rice, Scott, Leseur, Ncolet and
Sibley.
At the Land Office at st Peter on the I'D day of
October next, of sixty-one townships and parts of
townships in the counties Of Wsbasaw, Olmstead,
Goodhue, Dodge, Rics, Steele, Wauseca, Blue Earth
Leseur, Nicolet and Brown.
At the Land Office at st Peter, on the 9Th day
of November next, of all the vacant tracts in the
even-number sections and parts of sections within
Minnesota the Minneapolis and Cedar Valley"
and Transit Railroads within the district Of lands
subject to sale at st Peter.
At the Land Office at Chatfed, on the Goth day
of November next, OF s1xty-four townships and
parts of townships in the counties of Winona, Fill
more, olmstead, Mower, Dodge, Freeborn, Steele,
Wauseea and Faribalt.
At the Land Office at Chatfed, on the 18th day
of November next OF all the vacant tracts in the
even-numbered sections and parts of section with
in six miles on each side of the parts of the Min
neapolis and Cedar Valley the Transit and the
Root River Valley Railroads, within the district
of lands subject to sale at Chatfed.
At the Land Office at Sunrise City, on the 22nd
parts Of townships heretofore unofered in the
counties of Buchanan, Chisago, Isanti, Anoka,
Mile Laos, Sherburne, Benton and Aiken.
At the Land Office at Portland, on the 18th day
Of October next, Of twenty townships and frae-
tonal townships heretofore unoffered in the coun-
ties of Lake and st. Louis.
The lands will be offered with the usual exceptions
of school sections, DC.
The even numbered sections within six miles on
each side of the Railroads win be offered subject,
as required by law, to q minimum Of two dollars
and fifty cents per acre.
The sales will be kept open until the lands are
all offered, which is to be accomplished within two
weeks, and no longer; and no private entry Of any
of the lands will be admitted until after the expira
tion of the two weeks.
Presumption claimants are required to establish
their claims TO the satisfaction OF the proper Regis
ter and Receiver and make payment for the on
or before the day appointed for the commencement
of the public safes otherwise their claims will be
forfeited.
JOS. 9. WILSON.
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
GENERAL LAND OFFICE, August 18th, 1860.
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