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


JAMES WHITCOMB,
Commissioner the General Land Office.
april 23--wtds
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE u STATES.
r N pursuance Of law, l. MARTIN Van BUREN,, Pre-
/ siden, of the United States Of America, do hereby
declare and make known, that public sales will be
held the aforementioned Land Offices in the State
Of Illinois at the periods hereinafter designated, to
wit:
Monday, the ninth day Of August next, for the dis
posal Of the public lands within the limits Of the
aforementioned townships, to wit
North Of The base line and east Of the third principal
meridian.
Township thirty eight, Of range six.
Township thirty eight, of range seven.
Townships thirty eight thiIty-nine, and forty, ex-
cept the 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 of range eight.
Township forty five and township forty border
ing on the WISCONSIN Territory, of range ten.
Township forty-four and forty five, and township
forty six bordering on the Wisconsin Territory, Of
range eleven.
Sections one to six, inclusive, in township forty,
fractional township orty-one, Except the north halt
of section seven the northeast quarter Of section ten
in township forty three and fractional townships forty
four, forty-fv and forty-six, bordering Lake
Michigan, of range Twelve.
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
bordering the Mississippi river and fractional town
ship twenty eight except sections seventeen twenty,
and twent y-one of range one.
Fractional townships twenty-five and twenty six,
bordering the Mississippi river, of range two.
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bordering the mississippi river, Of range three.
Townships twenty and twenty -one, of range six.
Townships tweniy-one and twenty-five, Of range
seven. shN @s hsst. El
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 twenty six, and twenty eight of range
ten.
Townships twenty five, twenty six, twenty seven,
and twenty eight, of range eleven
North Of The base line and rcst Of The Jourh Prine-
pal meridian
Fractional townships twenty and twenty
eight bordering the Mississippi river except sec
tons thirteen and twenty four 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 fortythree north of range
one, east of the third principal meridian.
At the Land Office at QUINCY, CONNIE ncng 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.
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the Illinois river, Of range three
Lands appropriated by law, for the of schools,
military other purposes will be excluded from sale.
The sales will each be kept open for two weeks,
(unless the lands disposed of) and no
longer and no private entries of land in the town
ships offered will be admitted until after the cxplra-
ton of the two weeks.
Given under my hand, at the city of Washington,
this eighteenth day of February, Domini, 1871.
M. VAN buren,.
BY the President
JAMES WHITcoMB,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
NOTICE TO PRE-EMPTION CLAIMANTS.
Every person claiming the right of pre- cmpton