The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-05-25

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE U, STATES
TN pursuance of law, /, MARTIN VAN buren,, Pre-
i sidcnt 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-
aforementioned townships, to wit:
North Of he base line, and east Of the third principal
meridian.
Township thirty EIGHT, Of range six.
Township thirty -eght, Of range seven.
Townships thirty eight, thirty mine, and forty,
cept the east half Of the southeast quarter the
half and northwest quarter of tho northeast quarter
and the north half Of the northwest quarter section
three, in township thiry-nine Of range eight.
Township forty five and township forty-sx border
ing on the Wisconsin Territory, of range ten.
Township forty-four and forty-fve, and township
forty-six bordering the Wisconsin Territory, Of
range eleven.
Sections one to six, inclusive in township forty
fractional township fory-one, Except the north half
Of section seven the northeast quarter Of section ten
in township forty three, and fractional townships forty
four, forty-6ve, and furty-six, bordering on Lake
Michigan Of range twelve
Al The Land Office at DIXON, (late Galena, COM
mencing Monday, the sixteenth Of August next,
for tho 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,
bordering the Mississippi river, and fractional town
ship twenty-eght, except sections seventeen twenty
and twenty 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 the mississippi r,veT, of range three
Townships twenty and twenty zone, of range six.
Townships twenty-one and twenty-five, Of range
Townships twenty-one, twenty-five twenty three
twenty -four, twenty-five, twcntysix, and twenty
ven, of range eight.
Townships twenty-five, twenty three, twenty four,
twenty five, twenty-sx and twenty seven, of range
nine.
twenty-fv twenty six, and twenty eight, of range
Townships twenty Eve, twenty six, twenty seven,
and twenty-eight of range eleven.
North Of the base line, and rest Of The fourth princi
pal meridian.
Fractional townships twenty seven and twenty
eight, bordering the Mississippi river, except
tons thirteen and twentyo in the latter Of range
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 orty-three, north of range
one, east of the third principal meridian.
At the Land Office at QUINCY, CONNIE ncing
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 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,
(unIess 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 expira-
ton of the two weeks.
Given under my hand, at the city Of Washington,
this eighteenth day Of February ammo DominI, iS4i.
M. VAN BUREN,.
BY the President. -
JAMES WHIrcoMB,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office
NOTICE TO PRE.EMpTION CLAIMANTS,