The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-04-23

--
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE U. STATES.
T IN pursuance Of law, i, MARTIN VAN buren,, Pre-
sident 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 desg mated Ia
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 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 thiry-cght, Of range seven.
Townships thirty eight, thirty nine, and forty,
ccpt the east half Of the southeast quarter the
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 forty six, border
ing the Wisconsin Territory, Of range ten.
Township forty-fou and forty-fve, and township
fortysix, bordering on the Wisconsin Territory, OF
range eleven.
fractional township fortyone, Except the north half
of section seven the northeast quarter of section ten
in township fortythree, and fractional townships forty
four forty five, and fortysix, bordering Lake
Michigan, of range twelve.
AT The Land Office at DIXON, (late GaIena, com
mencing on Monday, the sixteenth of August next,
for the disposal oil 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,
bordering on the Mississippi river, and fractional town
ship twentyeight except sections seventeen twenty,
and twenty zone, of range one.
Fractional townships twenty five and twenty six,
bordering on the Mississippi river, Of range two.
Fractional townships twenty -four and twenty five,
bordering ON the mississippi river, Of range three.
Townships twenty and twenty one. Of range six.
Townships twenty one and twenty-five, of range
seven.
Townships twenty one, twenty-five, twenty three,
twenty four, twenty-five, twenty six, and twenty
ven, of range eight
Townships twenty-five twenty three, twenty four,
twenty five twenty-six, and twenty seven Of range
nine.
Townships twenty-five, twenty three, twenty -four,
twenty five twenysix, and twenty -eght, of range
ten.
Townships twenty five, tweniy-sx twenty seven
and twenty eight, of range eleven.
North Of NE base linz, and nest Of he fourth princi-
pal meridian.
Fractional townships twenty seven and twenty
eight, bordering the Mississippi river, except
tons thirteen and twenyo 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 rtythree 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 The base line, and east Of The fourth princi-
pal meridian.
Fractional townships two and three, bordering on
the Illinois river, of range three.
Lands appropriated, by law, for the use of schools,
military other purposes will be excluded from sale.
The sales will each be kept open for two weeks,
(unlcss the lands disposed Off and no
longer and no private entries of land in the town
ships offered will be admitted until after the cxpira-
ton of the two weeks.
Given under my hand, at the city of Washington,
this eighteenth day of February, ammo Domn 1871.
M. VAN BUREN,.
BY the President
JAMES WHITcoMB,
Commission of the General Land Office