The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-08-17
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE U. STATES

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE u. STATES
TN pursuance of law, |, MARTIN VAN BuRss Pre-
i sdent Of the United States Of America do hereby
declare and make known, that public sales will be
held at the aforementioned Land Offices in the State
Of Illinois at the periods hereinafter designated to
wit
At the Land Office at CHICAGO, commencing on
Monday, the ninth day Of August next for the dis
posal Of the public lands within the limits Of the un-
dermentC ned townships TO wit:
North IF The base line, and east of The third principal
meridian
+, snship thirty eight Of range six.
Township thirty eight of range seven.
Townships thirty-eght, thirty nine, and forty ex-
cept the east half of the southeast quarter the cas-,
half and northwest quarter of the northeast quarter
and the north half Of the northwest quarter in section
three in township thirty of range eight
Township forty five and township fory-sx border
ing on the Wisconsin Territory, Of range ten
Township forty four and forty five and township
forty-six, bordering the Wisconsin Territory, OF
range eleven.
Sections one TO six, inclusive in township forty,
fractional township forly-one, Except the north halt
Of section seven the northeast quarter Of section
inownshp forty three, and fractional townships forty
four, forty five and forty-sx bordering on Lake
Michigan, of range twelve
AT the Land Office at DIX ON, (late Gacna com
msncng on Monday, the sixteenth Of August next,
for the disposal Of the public lands within the limits
Of the aforementioned townships, to wit:
N0rA n NE base hne and east Of the fourth principal
meridian
Fractional townships twenty six and twenty seven,
bordering the Mssisspprver, and fractional town
shp twenty eight, except sections seventeen, twenty
md twrny-one OF range one.
Fractional townships twenty-five and twenty six
bordering on the Mississippi river, Of range two.
Fractional townships twenty toui and twenty five
bordering on the mississippi rlycr, of range three
Townships twenty and twenty-one, OF range six.
Townships twenty.one and twenty-five Of rang,
Townships twenty one twenty-five, twentyhree
twenty four twenty five, twenty six, and twenty Sc
vcn of range eight.
Townships twenty-five, twenty three, twenty four
twenty five, twenty-six and twenty seven of range
Townships twenty two, twenty three, twenty four
twenty five, twenty six, and twenty eight of rang,
Townships twenty FIVE, twenty six, twenty seven
and twenty eight, Of range eleven.
Nofth NJ NE base line, and ,oest of he fourth princi
pal meridian.
Fractional townships twenty seven and twenty.
eight bordering the Mississippi riNer except sec.
tons thirteen and twenty four in the latter OF range
one.
Fractional townships twenty eight and twenty nine
bordering on the Mississippi river, of range two.
fractional section seventeen, In township seventeen
OF range two
Islands numbered one, two, three and four, and
part of Island numbered five lying in Rock liver, with
IN the limits of township forty three north OF range
one, cns- of the third principal meridian.
AT the Land Office at QUINCY, commcn cing on
Monday, the sixteenth day of August next, for the
disposal Of The public lands within the limits Of the
aforementioned fractional townships, 10 wit
N6fh ID ne base line, and east qf he fourh princi-
pal meridian.
racti1nal townships two and three bordering on
the lihnol> river Of range three.
Land. appropriated by law, for the use Of schools,
military IL other purposes will be excluded from sale
The sales will each be kept open for two weeks,
(unlcss the lands are disposed of) and no
longcr; and no private entries of land in the town
ships offered will be admitted until after the expira
ton OF the two weeks
Given under my hand at the city Of Washington,
this eighteenth day of February, ammo Domin isiI
M VAN BUREN,
BY the President.
JAMES WHlTcoMB,
Commissioner of the General Land Office
NOTICE TO PRE.EMPTION CLAIMANTS
E,sry person claiming the right Of pre-emplion
10 land ~ any of the townships designated in thus
al go,