The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-07-08
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE U. STATES

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE U. STATES
r pursuance of law, l. MARTIN VAN BuREN Pre-
i 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 designated to
witt
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 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 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 section
three, in township thirty nine of range eight.
Township forty five and township forty border
ing the Wisconsin Territory of range ten.
Township forty -four and forty-fve, and township
forty-six, bordering on the Wisconsin Territory, of
range eleven.
Sections to six, inclusive, in township forty,
fractional township fortyone Except the north half
of section seven the northeast quarter Of section ten
in township forty three and fractional townships forty
four, fony-fve, and forty-six, bordering Lake
Michigan, of range twelve.
At the Land Office at DIXON, Qate Galena, 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-sx and twenty seven
bordering on the Mississippi river and fractional town
ship twenty eight except sections seventeen, twenty,
and twenty-one, of range one.
Fractional townships twenty-five and twenty six
bordering on the Missi-sippi 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.
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twenty -four, twenty five twentys1, and twenty
ven, of range eight
Townships twenty-five, twenty-three twenty four,
twenty-five, twenty and twenty seven, of range
nine.
Townships twenty two twenty three twenty four,
twenty-five, twenty six, and twenty-eght, of range
ten
Townships twenty-five, twenty-sx, twenty seven,
and twenty-eght, of range eleven
North Of the base line, and pest Of The fourth princi-
pal meridian.
Fractional townships twenty-seven and twenty
eight, bordering the Mississippi river except sec
tons thirteen and twenty in the latter of range
one.
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
m 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 The base tine and east Of The fourth princi
pal meridian
Fractional townships two and three, bordering on
the limos nVer, of range three.
Lands appropriated, by law, for the Of schools
military or other purposes will be excluded from sale
The sales will each be kept open for two weeks
tunlcss the lands sooner disposed of) and no
longer and no private entries OF land in the town
ships so offered will be admitted until after the expra-
tion of the two weeks
Given under my hand at the city of Washinoton
this eighteenth day of February, ammo Domini. ISL
M VAN BUREN,
By the President
JAMES WHircoMB
Commissioner OF the General Land Office
NOTICE TO PRE.EMPTION CLAIMANTS
Every person claiming the right of prescription
10 land III any of the townships designated in this