The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-07-17
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE U. STATES

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE U. STATES
TN pursuance of law |, MARTIN VAN BrREN Pre-
j. sidcnt 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
AT the Land Office at CHICAGO, commencing on
Monday the ninth day Of August next, for the dis
posa of the public lands within the limits of the I'M
aforementioned townships, to wit:
North Of The base line and east of The third principal
meridian.
Township thirty-eight, If 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 in 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 five and township
forty-sx, bordering the Wisconsin Territory, OF
range eleven
Sections one to six, inclusive, in township forty,
fractional township iorty-one, (except the north halt
OF section seyen the northeast quarter of section ten
in township forty three and fractional townships forty
four, toFty-fye, and forty-six, bordering on Lake
Michigan, of range twelve.
AT tha Land Office at DIXON (late Galena COM
meuclng on Monday, the sixteenth of August next
for the disposal OF the public lands within the limits
OF the aforementioned townships, to wit
North IF HE base line and east Of the fourth principal
meridian.
Fractional townships twenty-six and twenty seven
bordering on the Mississippi river and fractional town
shptwonty-olght, 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 foul and twenty five
bordering on the Msssissippi river of range three
townships twenty and twcnty-one, of range six
townships twenty and twenty-five, of range
seven.
Townships twenty one, twenty-five, twenty three
twentyfour, twenty five, twenty-sS, and twenty Sc
ven of range eight.
townships twenty-five twcnty-thrce twenty four
twenty five twenty and twenty of range
nine
twenty-five twenty.six and twenty-eght, of range
ten.
Townships twenty-five, twcnty-sx twenty seven
and twenty eight, of range eleven
North IF the base line, and rest Of the fourth princi-
pal meridian.
fractional townships twenty-seven and twenty
eight bordering the Mississippi river, except sec
lions thirteen and twenty four in the latter of range
one.
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 iver with
IN the limits of township orty-three, north OF range
one, cast OF the. third principal meridian.
At the Land Office at QUINCY, commencing on
Monday, the sixteenth day OF August next, for the
disposal ct the public lands within the limits of the
aforementioned fractional townships 10 wit
North q "a base line and east r me fourth praci-
pal meridian.
Fractional townships two and three bordering on
the Illinois river, Of range three.
Lans appropriated BY law, Tor the use of schools,
mNliN "r@her purposes will be- excluded from sale,
Inc sales viii each be kept open for two weeks,
(un"Ss the lands are sooner disposed of) and no
longer aud ho private entries ot land in the town
ship. 80 offered wall I've admitted until after the explra-
tion Of the two weeks
Given under my hand, at The city Of Washington,
this eighteenth day Of February ammo Domini 1871.
Nj. VAN buren,
By the President
J,Ngs WHITcoMB,
Commissioner of the General Land Office
NOTICE TO PRE- ENPTIOI CT AlMANTS