The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-07-20
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE U. STATES

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE U. STATES.
TN pursuance or Law, T. MARIN VAs BuaEx, Pre-
i sident of the 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 Illinois at the periods hereinafter Designated, to
wit:
Attic Land Office at CHICAGO, commencing on
Monday, Tie ninth day OF August next for the dis
posai ~ the public lands within the limits VI the
dermentoned townships, TO wit
North oC The base line and east Of the third principal
meridian.
Township thirty right Of range six.
Township thiry-eight OF range seven.
Townships thirty-eght, thirty. nine, and forty,
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 section
three in township thirty nine Of range eight
Township forty five and township forty six, border
ing on the w iskonssn Territory OF range ten.
Township forty four and forty five, and township
forty six bordering the Wiskonsan Territory, OF
range eleven.
sections one I" six inclusive, in township forty,
fractional township ory-one, texcep the north half
OF section seyen the northeast quarter Of section
in township forty hee and rlcliunaI townships forty
four fotfy.fve, and f,riy-si1, bordering on Lake
Michigan, Of range twelve.
Al tho Land Office at DIXON, (late GaIena, COM
msncing on Monday, the sixteenth Of August next
for The Disposal Of the public lands within the limits
Of The aforementioned tow nshps TO wit
North Of the base tine and east d the fourth principal
meridian.
Fractional townships twenty six and twenty seven,
bordering on the Mississippi river, and fractional tow
shptwentye except sections seventeen, twenty,
ami tweni yone, of range one.
Functional townships twenty-five and twenty six,
bordering on the Mississippi river, Of range two.
Fractional townships twenty fouI and twenty. five,
bordering on The Misssissppi river, OF range three.
Townships twenty and twrniy-one, OF range six.
Townships twenty one and twenty-five, of range
seven
Townships twenty one, twenty two, twenty-three
twenty four twery five, twenty siI, and twenty
ven, Of range eight.
townships twenty two twenty three, twenty four
twenty FIVE twenty SIX, and twenty seven, OF range
nine.
Townships twenty two twenty. three, twenty four
ten.
Townships twenty five, twenty-sx, twenty seven,
and twenty eight, Of range eleven.
North Of the base line. and pest Of he fourth princi-
pal meridian.
Fractional townships twenty seven and twenty
eight, bordering the Mississippi rysr except sec
tons thirteen and twenty four the latter of range
Fractional townships twenty eight and twenty nine
bordering on the Mississippi rscr, 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 ly ng Rock liver with
in the limits Of township forty three, north of range
one 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 prinei-
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 excludal from sale
The sales will each be kept open for weeks
(unless the lands arc soonei disposed off, and no
longer and private entries OF land in the town
ships offered will be admitted until after the sxpra
ton Of the two wrecks.
Given under my hand, at the city Of Washington
this eighteenth day of February, ammo Domini, lsal
Nj. VAN buren,.
BY the President
JAMES WHIrcoMB
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
NOTICE TO PRE- EMPTioN CLAIMANTS
Every person claiming the right Of presumption
to land III any Of the townships designated in this
proclamation in virtue OF the provisions OF the act OF