The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-06-01

N pursuance oflaw, !, MARTIN AN Duh.N, resi-
| dent oflhe United States of America, do hereby
declare and make known, that public sales will be
held al the aforementioned land offices in the State OF
Arkansas at the periods hereafter designated to wit
Al the Land Office at WASHINGTON, com
mencing on Monday, the twenty first day of June
ext for the disposal ofthe public lands within the
limits OF the aforementioned townships and fractional
townships TO wit;
South Of the base line and nest qfthe mn principal
meridian
Townships three, twelve, and thirteen, Orange
eighteen.
Fractional township fourteen, on the north side of
Red river, of range twenty eight.
Township twelve, OF range thirty.
Townships eleven and twelve, Of range thirty-one
Fractional townships ten, eleven, and twelve, Of
At the Land Office at LITTLEROCK, commenc-
ing on Monday the twenty eighth day of June next,
for the disposal Of the public lands within the limits
of the aforementioned townships, to wit
South Of the base line, and trest Of the mn principal
meridian.
Sections five, six, seven, eight, fourteen, fifteen,
seventeen, eighteen, nineteen twenty, twenty
twenty two, twenty three twenty eight twenty nine,
thirty, thirty-one thirty and thirty three, the
south side of the Arkansas river in township eight of
range three
Township nine, of range three
Townships eleven twelve, thirteen, and fifteen of
range seven.
Townships thirteen and fourteen, of range eight.
Township two, OF range nine.
Townships twelve and thirteen, of range seventeen.
At the Land Office at JOHNSON COURT
HOUSE. commencing on Monday, the fourteenth lay
of June next for the disposal OF the public lands with
in the limits of the aforementioned townships to wit:
North eCthe base line, and ieest Of the nm principal
mer idian
Township nine, of range nineteen.
Sections three to ten, inclusive, section fifteen
sections seventeen to Twenty-Five inclusive and
tons twenty eight TO thirty two, inclusive, in town
ship five, of range twenty-one.
Township seven, and that part of township eight
tuated the north side of Arkansas river of range
twenty three.
Townships seven and eleven, ofrange twenty seven
At the Land Office at FAYETTEVILLE com
mcncing on Monday the twenty first day of June
next for the disposal Of the public lands within the
limits of the Underwent ioned townships, to wit:
North Of The base line, and aoest Of The mn principal
meridian.
Township twenty, Of range twenty-three.
Township twenty, of range twenty-f
Township fifteen of range twenty-sx.
At the Land Office at HELENA, commencing on
Monday the twenty-fir day of June next, for the
disposal of the public lands within the limits OF the
townships and fractional townships
to wit
South Of the base line and nest Of the fh principal
meridian
Fractional township ten, on the north side of the
Arkansas river of range one.
Township nine, except the fraction on the north
side Of the Arkansas river, of range two.
Townships eleven, eighteen and nineteen, Orange
three.
Townships sixteen and seventeen of range five.
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,
(unless the lands disposed off, and no lon
ger; and no private entries Of land in the townships
so offered will be admitted until after the expiration
of the two weeks
Given under my hand, at the city Of w ashington.
this twentieth day or February ammo Domini 1871.
NJ VAN BUREN,.
By the President
JAMES WHrTcoMB,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
NOTICE TO PRE-EMPTION CLAIMANTS
Every person claiming the right of pre-. emption to
land in any of the townships designated in this procla
nation in virtue of the provisions of the act OF 22d
June, 1885, extended and modified by the act of
list June, lS4O of the provisions Of the latter act
granting certain privileges another class of settlers
requested TO prove the the satisfaction ofthe
Register and Receiver of the proper land Office, and
make payment therefor as practicable, after
seeing this notice. and before the day appointed for
the commencement of the public sale of the land as
above designated, ciherwise such claims will be for
feted.
JAMES WHITCOMB,
Commissioner of the General Land Office
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