The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-07-22
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE U. STATES

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE u. STATES
TN pursuance of law, !, MARTIN Van buren,, Pre-
Il 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:
Attic Land Office ate HICAGO, commencing on
Monday, the ninth day OF August next for the dis
posa of the public lands within the limits of the I'M
aforementioned townships, to wit:
North Of the base line, and east of the third principal
meridian.
Township thirty-eight of range six.
Township thiriy-eight, Of range seven.
townships thirty-eght, thirty nine, and forty ex-
cept the east half of the southeast quarter the east
half and northwest quarter of the northeast quarter
and the north half of the northwest quarter in section
three, in township thirty nine Of range eight.
Township forty five and township iorty-six border.
ing the Wisconsin Territory, of range ten.
Township forty -four and fort -fve and township
forty-six, bordering the Wisconsin Territory, Of
range eleven.
Sections one to six, inclusive in township forty
fractional township forty-o (except the north hall
of section seven the northeast quarter of section
TOYS nshp fortyihree and fractional townships forty
four, iory-iye, and forty-sx, bordering on Lake
Michigan, of range twelve
AT the Land Office at DIXON, (late Gaena com
mencing on Monday the sixteenth of August next,
for the disposal of the public lands within the limits
OF the aforementioned townships, to wit
North Of The base line, and east Of the fourth principal
meridian.
Fractional townships twenty six and twenty seven,
ordering the Mississippi river and fractional tow
ship twenty eight except sections seventeen twenty
and twcnty-onc, 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 rver, of range three
townships twenty and twen,y-onc, of range six.
townships twenty-one and twenty-five, of range
seven.
'Inty tyypp t,unr ,tpt tuat .
twenty four, twenty five twenty-si1 and twenty Sc
ven, of range eight
townships twenty-five twenty-threc twenty four
twenty-five, twentyslx, and twenty seven OF range
nine.
Townships twenty. two, twenty three, twenty four
twenty five, twenty six and twenty eight of range
ten.
Townships twenty FIVE twenty-six twenty seven
and twenty-eght, of range eleven.
Norh Of he base line and ,rest Of he fourth prinei-
pal meridian.
Fractional townships twenv-sevcn and twenty.
eight, bordering the Mississippi river, except sec.
tons thirteen and twenty 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 ono, two, three, and four, and
part of Island Numbered five lying Rock ivcr with.
IN the limits of township forty three, north of range
one east of the third principal meridian.
At the Land Office at QUINCY, CONNIE ncing on
Monday the sixteenth day of August next, for the
disposal of the public lands within the limits of the
aforementioned fractional townships TO wit
North Of he base line and sdst IF The fourth princi-
pal meridian.
Fractional townships two and three, bordering on
the Illinois river, of range three
Lands appropriated, by law for the Of schools,
mi liaty other purposes will he excluded from sale
1hc sales will each be kept open for two weeks,
tunlcss the lands are sooner disposed Of and no
longer and no private entries of land in the town.
ships offered will be admitted until after the xplra.
ton 1t the two weeks
Given under my hand, at the city Of Washington,
this eighteenth day Of February, ammo Domini 1871
NJ VAN buren,.
By the President
J,MEs WHiTcoMB,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office
NOTICE TO PRE- EMPTlON CLAIMANTS.
Every person claiming the right Of preemption
TO land IN any of the townships designated in this
proclamation virtue OF the provisions of the of