The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-05-28
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE u STATES


BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE U. STATES.
IN pursuance Of law, l, MARTIN VAN BuREN, Pre-
i sideni 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
dermentioned 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,
cept the half Of the southeast quarter the
and the north half of the northwest quarter section
three in township thirty nine Of range eight.
Township forty five and township forty-six border
ing on the Wisconsin Territory, of range ten.
Township forty four and forty-fve, and township
forty-sx, bordering the Wisconsin Territory, Of
range eleven
Sections one to SIX inclusive, in township forty
fractional township forty one Except the north half
of section seven the northeast quarter of section ten
in township forty three and fractional townships forty
four, forty-fye, and forty six, bordering on Lake
Michigan, of range twelve.
AT the Land Office at DIXON (late Galena, com
mencng 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 ae base line, and east Of the fourth principal
meridian.
Fractional townships twenty six and twenty seven
border ing the Mississippi river and fractional town
ship twentyeght, except sections seventeen, twenty
and twenty one, of range one
Fractional townships twenty five and twenty six
bordering on the Mississippi river Of range two.
Fractional townships twenty-fouf and twenty five
bordering on the mississippi riveT of range three
Townships twenty and twenty -one Of range six.
Townships twenty-one and twenty 1.-two, of range
seven.
Townships twenty-one, twenty-five, twenty-three,
twenty four twenty five, twenty six, and twenty
ven, of range eight.
Townships twenty two, twenty three, twenty four,
twenty-five, tweniy-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 -cight, Of range eleven.
North of the base line and ,rest Of The fourth prnci-
pal meridian.
Fractional townships twenty seven and twenty
eight, bordering the Mississippi river except sec
tions thirteen and twentyiour in the latter of range
one.
Fractional townships twenty eight and twenty mine,
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
in the limits of township fortythrec, 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 Prnci-
pal meridian.
Fractional townships two and three, bordering on
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,
(unlcss the lands are disposed of) and no
longer; and private entries of land in the town
ships so offered will be admitted until after the explra
ton of the two weeks.
Given under my hand, at the city Of Washington,
this eighteenth day Of February, ammo Domlni, lsal
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 presumption
TO land in any of the townships designated in this
proclamation in virtue of the provisions of the act of
23d June, 1888, extended and modified by the act
of LIST June lSi0 of the provisions of the latter
tiers is requested to prove tho to the satisfaction
of the Register and Receiver of the proper land Of
fee and make payment therefor practicable
after seeing this notice and before the day appointed
for the Of the public sale of the land
as above designated: otherwise such claims will be
forfeited.
JAMES WHITCOMB,
Commissioned of the General Land Office
april 23-wtds.